Police in Nakuru have busted a syndicate manufacturing chemically-made tomato sauce dubbed “Sky Light”.
A raid a house in Bondeni slums within Nakuru town on October 5th led to the arrest of one person who was found in possession of 3,000 litres of chemically-made tomato source.
Police discovered that the syndicate was using various chemicals, sugar, water and added preservatives to make the “Sky Light” tomato source without even adding a single piece of tomato.
The chemicals used to manufacture “Sky Light” tomato are believed to pose serious health risk to consumers because they are not even certified whether they are fit for human consumption.
There were also several filthy high capacity tanks where the ready sauce was being stored before its transfer into the retail vials.
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The chemically-made tomato source was sold to various hotels and other fast-food meal outlets within Nakuru town, police established.
The syndicate also had labeled their chemically-made tomato sauce with fake labels of the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBs).
The chemically-made tomato were packed in containers of different sizes ranging from one, two, three and five litres, and sold at a very low price compared to original tomato-based sauces.
Police said that the syndicate was selling a 5-liter jerrican of the chemically-made tomato sauce for Ksh 250, whereas the original tomato-based sauce usually retails for about Ksh 800.
The one suspect who was arrested is in custody awaiting arraignment in court. Police are also on the hunt for another suspect who managed to flee as police were conducting the raid.
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