THE Government Analyst Food and Drug Department is alerting the general public to the presence of counterfeit margarine being circulated as the genuine product of Golden Cream Margarine.The Department says a bucket (10kg) of the fake margarine is being circulated in Regions 5 (West Berbice) and 6 (East Berbice/Corentyne), but the counterfeit product does not have the word MARGARINE on the label. Moreover, the colours of the label are deeper blue and yellow, the term ‘free of transfat’ is omitted, and the International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001-2008 mark in green under the List of Ingredients is missing.
The Analyst Department has said it is collaborating closely with Sterling Products Limited, the local manufacturer of the genuine product, and has since contacted members of the National Food Safety & Control Committee in Regions 5 and 6 to seize the counterfeit product and determine its source, in order to enable further action.