The Food and Drugs Authority FDA has investigated claims that plastic is used when frying plantain chips. The authority states it found no evidence to support these claims.
Roderick Kwabena Daddey-Adjei, Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of the Food Division at the FDA, made this announcement. He was speaking on a radio program.
Daddey-Adjei emphasized that the FDA has not found any proof of plastic being used in the production of plantain chips locally.
The FDA is responsible for ensuring food safety in Ghana. This includes monitoring food production processes.
The authority's findings aim to reassure the public about the safety of popular snack foods.
Further details on the investigation process were not immediately available from a named official and were reported by a media outlet.