Delta Beverages released a statement after complaints by imbibers in Mutare that green bottled beer in the past few weeks has contained foreign objects or substances:
Delta Beverages produces beverage products which are certified under various local and international food safety and quality programmes. We are not aware of the alleged outcry or the ‘numerous’ incidences of foreign objects or substances in our lager beer products.
We are aware of a consumer complaint by one Maxwell Kusasira who claims to have consumed a product with some non-viable mould as confirmed by our laboratory tests. There is also a similar claim by Mr Pension Dzamara also of Mutare.
Such moulds are normally attributed to some ingression of air into the bottle, arising from the bottle top having been opened. This cannot be attributed to our manufacturing processes as this is normally a result of poor product handling during transportation or in the outlet.
Delta indeed has state of the art manufacturing processes, which are equipped with electronic bottle inspectors and other quality gates that minimise the incidences of below spec product being passed to consumers.
We cannot comment on the validity of the claims for compensations as the matters are now before the courts. We do not believe the claimants have advanced any cause or justification for compensation,
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