Jamaicans must be losing confidence in the conditions under which food items are manufactured. Can you imagine it took a man who turned his room into a laboratory to discover that there were unusual materials in the sugar manufactured by Pan Caribbean Sugar Company?
An inquiry should be set up to look into this matter. A news item states that the company had been aware of the challenge since April 12. Did the company make a report to any of the relevant government agencies, including the Consumer Affairs Commission or the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority?
The Ministry of Health sent out a release on April 23, 2026, about this matter and Bark Di Trute has to advise consumers not to follow some of the directives given by the Ministry of Health and Wellness.
Today is Wednesday, April 29, 2026, and the nation is just being advised which batch numbers are being recalled. Can the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority and the Consumer Affairs Commission confirm what the company has said? Has the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority released the findings of its tests?
If the contaminant were poisonous, then it would have probably caused more damage than Hurricane Melissa. Have we investigated to see if the contaminant in the sugar was due to negligence, and if so, what action has been taken?
We seemed to have taken the people of this country for kunumunu.
Click Here, to see the Ministry of Health and Wellness press release and the advice given by Bark Di Trute.
Bark Di Trute commentary on Pan Caribbean Sugar Issue
At this late stage, the Pan Caribbean Sugar Company seemed to have followed the advice of Bark Di Trute. Watch the video below:
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Exactly what was the failure in the manufacturing process that allowed metal into finished product? Why the time lapse from discovery to recall? Is this likely to happen at other sugar companies? They'll probably change brand name and it's business as usual?
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