Ideal Milk Saga: FDA Recalls Thousands Of Nestle's Ideal & Carnation Cans, Releases List Of Affected Batches

• The Food and Drugs Authority has recalled batches of coagulated Ideal and Carnation Milks from Nestle Ghana Limited
• The directive comes after weeks of complaints from customers who purchased the affected products
• A statement from FDA revealed that over 57,000 cans of Ideal and Carnation had been taken off the market as of Sunday, January 9, 2022

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has asked Nestle Ghana Limited, producers of Ideal and Carnation Milk brands, to recall batches of the milk products which have been defective.

A number of Ghanaians have complained on social media after buying Ideal or Carnation milk and finding out that the contents have been coagulated, that is the liquid has turned into solid.

The numerous consumer complaints got to the quarters of the FDA and they set to work.

Read also

Torgbor Mensah: Family of the former President of Advertising Association of Ghana call for tributes

In a press statement released on Monday, January 10, 2022, the FDA stated that it conducted microbial analysis on the coagulated samples. The analysis revealed no microbial contamination or leaching of dangerous chemicals from the inner lining of the can into the milk product.

Reasons for coagulation

The statement further revealed the milk coagulated because the skimmed milk (raw material) used in producing them had poor heat stability but was not anything harmful.

"This [the poor heat stability] in the denaturing of the protein leading to the coagulation of the milk. Denatured protein however poses no health risk," the FDA said.

So far, the FDA says, 57,938 cans of coagulated milk have been recalled. The statement further listed the batches of the products which have been affected by the recall directive.

Audio of TT begging for leftover food leaks after he received GHC50k from Bawumia

Read also

COVID-19: Ghana's active case counts hit 12,422 after Christmas celebrations

In other news, an audio recording of a voice believed to belong to veteran actor Psalm Adjeteyfio famed as TT of the Taxi Driver series has found its way onto social media.

In the audio making rounds online, the actor was heard asking one MzGee to spare him some leftovers from her kitchen.

He stated his reason for asking for the food as neglect and the fact that he had invested all the monies he recently received from benevolent people.

Source: YEN.com.gh