The Ministry of Health has issued a directive to county health officers regarding a popular maize flour brand that is contaminated.
Director General of Health Dr Patrick Amoth in a letter copied to the Kenya Bureau of Standard (KEBS) and health officers in the 47 counties flagged Sherehe GSM maize flour for high levels of aflatoxin.
“Laboratory analysis on April 30 of Sherehe GSM maize flour with no batch number has shown that the flour contains a high level of aflatoxin above the requirements of 10.0 ppb. The level records 714ppb,” the letter reads in part.
Dr Amoth directed Nairobi County Officers to halt further production and distribution of the contaminated flour.
The health DG similarly ordered confiscating and destroying all the Sherehe GSM flour circulating in the market.
