The South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) has yet re-exported seven consignments of maize flour from the Nimule Station after lab tests confirmed they were unsafe for consumption.
In its commendable continuous exercise of its mandate, the Bureau noted that the action was taken to protect public health and enforce national quality standards.
According to a press statement on its official Facebook page, SSNBS stated that five of the consignments were found to contain aflatoxin levels exceeding permissible limits, while the remaining two were infested with live insects making them all unhealthy for human consumption prompting the bureau’s action to expelthe consignments all together.
Aflatoxins are toxic compounds produced by certain molds, which can pose serious health risks.
This move, according to the SSNBS, is part of its commitment to ensuring that only safe food and non-food products are allowed to enter or exit South Sudan.
