GES refutes claims of unwholesome food in ASTECH

The Ada West District Education Directorate has refuted claims that expired or have been used in feeding students of the Ada Senior High Technical School (ASTECH) at Sege.

The directorate noted that the expiring dates for the said our ‘Glendy and the Goymen’ brands in the school’s storeroom were respectively July 2025 and June 2025.

The allegations of expired food being served to the students erupted among some students and community members after the students complained about bitterness in their mouths after consuming doughnuts and bread prepared with the school’s our, raising concerns about the health implications.

In a bid to ascertain the facts, reporters contacted Dr. Stephen Arthur, Ada West District Education Director, who said an investigation has been launched into the matter.

Meanwhile, a statement signed by Mr. Redeemer Agboado, District Internal Auditor for the Education Directorate, indicated that the audit team carried out a series of interviews of students, the domestic matron, the dining hall prefects, the storekeeper and the dining hall committee, as well as observed the expiring date of the items in question.

According to the statement, all the interviewees denied having any knowledge about the subject matter.

According to the statement, some of the students who were randomly engaged stated that they felt strange tastes in the latter part of 2024, adding that currently there were no such tastes after eating the doughnuts for breakfast.

The report also noted that the quantity of the item in the stores “as at the time of our visit stood at One Hundred and Fifty-Four pieces (154 pieces) per the store ledger and the physical verification.”

It added that all would have been issued out for consumption before the stipulated expiration date per the issuing calculation (rate) to the kitchen.

The statement also acknowledged that the board director and management sampled the doughnuts, after which they agreed that there was no such taste and therefore were unable to confirm the allegations.

Meanwhile, a close source in the school told the GNA that the texture of our had changed, and its taste turned sour after preparation; management, however, refused access to the stores for verification.