A raid at two Bluff warehouses in Durban uncovered expired foods, including baby and canned foods, mostly sold at spaza shops, amid an ongoing food poisoning cases.
Investigations found pesticides, among other things, stored with baby food, chips spices and canned foodLt-Gen Nhlanhla MkhwanaziMkhwanazi said during a news interview that a shipping company distributed the goods at the facilities to presumably wholesale and retail clients.
The police confirmed a connection between the expired goods and those found in spaza shops, especially in spaza shops, amid aPolice also found counterfeit prescription medication and expired alcohol along with body lotion. "Investigations are underway to locate the people responsible for the sale of expired food, mostly sold at township and village spaza shops," said KZN police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda.
Police, who vowed not to leave any stone unturned to find those putting South Africans' lives at risk, especially children buying expired food from spaza shops, have intensified operations to detect vessels coming into the country unauthorised and carrying prohibited items and products.Tshepiso Mametela is a seasoned journalist with eight years of experience writing for online and print publications. He is the current affairs Head of Desk at Briefly News.
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