THE Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (F&DD) has alerted consumers to a counterfeit ‘Del Monte’ corn product.

The advisory said the fake has a gold colour labelled cap while that on the original is silver. The former is hard to the touch and difficult to place an indentation on the can, whereas the counterfeit brand can be easily indented. Because of that, consumers are at risk of poisoning by chemicals and or micro-organisms.
The manufacturer, Del Monte Foods/Del Monte Brand of San Francisco USA, has distanced itself from the gold colour cap product.
It has also confirmed that the sole authorised distributor of its product in Guyana is Toucan Industries Inc.
The counterfeit brand is labelled ‘Super Foods’ on the carton, which states that its contents have been manufactured by Super Foods Inc.
The F&DD is strongly advising wholesalers and distributors of this product to, immediately, remove it from their shelves and have commenced an investigation to determine the exact location where the counterfeiting is being done.
The F&DD is calling on the general public to provide any information on the above-mentioned canned produce and can be contacted at the University of Guyana (UG) Campus or on telephone number 222-8857.