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President emphasizes robust food monitoring

By Staff Editor Tue, June 23 2026, 1:29 PM GMT-4

Some of those who attended the meeting (Office of the President photo)

President Irfaan Ali, along with Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony and Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha, today met with the leadership and staff of the Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department.

During the engagement, the President reinforced the importance of robust surveillance, monitoring, and testing systems to ensure that all food products available in supermarkets and across the market meet the required standards for quality, safety, labelling, product description and nutritional content, a release from the Office of the President said.

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