Institute
ousts the manufacturer, Bonn Nutrients, for three years
A live rat jumped out a sealed bread
packet at the country’s premier medical institute – All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS) – prompting the authorities here to ban the manufacturer/
supplier for the next three years.
“The rat was found inside the sealed
packet of Brown-Hi Fibre bread manufactured by M/s Bonn Nutrients. The medical
institute has now banned the bread maker for three years,’’ said a senior AIIMS
official.
Bonn Nutrients produces a variety of
food products including breads, biscuits, cakes and cookies that are sold in
both India and in international market.
The AIIMS official added that on
September 24, the medical institute issued a notice in which it mentioned the
incident (which happened in July) and barred Bonn Nutrients from supplying any
orders for a period of three years.
The Hindu has a copy of the notice served to the manufacturer and it
reads: "A live rat was found on 29.07.2015 in the sealed packet of
Brown-Hi Fibre Bread Slice manufactured by M/s Bonn Nutrients Pvt. Ltd and the
company has failed to submit satisfactory reply to the showcause notice dated
09.09.2015," the notice says.
The bread is served to patients
admitted in various wards of the hospital, including patients who have
undergone surgery and those suffering from severe infections. According to
doctors, consumption of rodent-infected food could normally lead to allergy,
fever, diarrhoea, and even cause blood infection and meningitis.
“The company has also failed in
keeping 'Good Manufacturing Practice'. The quality wing of the company has
failed in detecting such incident before the supplies are packed in cartons,”
added the notice issued by AIIMS.
The company hasn’t responded despite
several attempts to get a reaction on this latest development.
Source: The Hindu
