Director of the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) Marlan Cole has said that some of the recent criticisms levelled against him and his department, reinforce and reassure him that he is performing his duties.
“The protection of public health is uppermost in my mind. Though business is not foremost in our minds, we facilitate 36% of the country’s GDP by licensing some of the country’s largest companies, such as Banks DIH and DDL, so we have to be committed to our mandate,” Cole said.
Speaking with reporters at a press conference at the GA-FDD Turkeyen office yesterday, Cole said that contrary to accusations made against him by sections of the media, he, as a public official, “performs duties without fear or favour and without being selective or biased.”