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The National Public
Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) in collaboration with the Ministry
of Commerce has intercepted a consignment of 'contaminated' chicken
meat, egg and egg products that were headed to Liberia.
A press statement
from NPHIL says it was alerted by the INFOSAN Secretariat that a
consignment of contaminated products with the pesticide fipronil was
headed to Liberia from Europe.
INFOSAN is the
International Food Safety Authorities Network managed jointly by Food
& Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO)
with the secretariat in WHO.
Fipronil is a broad
spectrum antibiotic that is used to control insects in the poultry
industry. When poultry products are contaminated with this pesticide in
high amount by humans, it can lead to liver and kidney damage.
Based on the alert
notification, the National Public Health Institute of Liberia in
collaboration with its partners launched a rapid investigation.
According to NPHIL,
investigation has revealed that a company in France, Kalli Foods with
suppliers, Chlodinia Skladowa PAGO Sp. z o.o., located in Poland, in
August 2017 exported 1,060 kg of frozen chicken bodies to Liberia that
may have been possibly contaminated with this pesticide.
The release said
the consignment was expected to arrive in Liberia on October 5, 2017,
but due to the alert, the consignment has been recalled by Kalli food in
France and will not land in Liberia.
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