Consumer Council Fiji
Customers shop at a supermarket in Suva. Picture: ATU RASEA
With the fast-rising cases of COVID-19 in Fiji, most consumers are doing all they can to protect themselves and their loved ones from this deadly virus.
Whether it be wearing masks, regularly washing and sanitising their hands or ensuring that they remain in their bubbles – a concerted effort is being seen among most Fijian consumers.
Understandably, many people are concerned about how to keep themselves and their families safe and are well informed about how the virus is transmitted.
Yet, misinformation about how COVID-19 is spread through food mediums has led to confusion and concern among consumers internationally.
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Members of FGC have been
voluntarily fortifying bread for many years now.
FGC
will support its members to meet the Government’s target
in 2023. It will be easier to achieve coverage by fortifying
bread flour rather than by batches of bread.
However,
we are disappointed the Minister for Food Safety refers to
FGC’s previous points as “spurious” and
“misinformation” when our information presented during
the debate some years ago came from some of the world’s
most authoritative sources and remains a matter of record on
our website.
FGC has always called for all the
risks and benefits to the whole population to be taken into
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