Marwako Fast Food’s management has rejected a court order to pay over GH₵1 million in damages for the 2022 food poisoning incident that affected several customers.
This sum is part of the relief awarded to three plaintiffs, who are siblings and victims of the June 2022 incident, each receiving GH₵345,000 in general damages.
Victims of the incident have shared their traumatic experiences, with one recalling their reluctance to eat salads again due to the fear of enduring a similar ordeal.
“I don’t even eat these salads again because I am scared of going through the predicament again,” one victim recounted in an interview with JoyNews.
Despite the court’s ruling, Marwako Fast Food’s spokesperson, Mohammed Amin Lamptey, announced the company’s decision to appeal.
“Marwako Fast Food Limited vehemently disagrees with the judgment. There is no factual or legal basis for the judgment and we’re still working around the clock, our lawyer and his team are scrutinizing it and by Monday we should file to appeal whatever happened at the court,” Lamptey stated.
The food poisoning incident in question occurred in May 2022 and gained widespread attention on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) after user Edward Elohim posted about his illness following a meal at Marwako’s East Legon branch.
The post prompted numerous other complaints from customers who experienced similar issues.
Following an investigation by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Marwako Fast Food was found guilty of food poisoning. Consequently, the East Legon branch was shut down, and the FDA provided corrective prevention actions (CAPA) for the company to implement.