Commenting on a news story about GEDIMEX, a food distributor who refuses to halt its alleged sale of rotten rice [1], Collectif Haiti de Provence writes [Fr]: “One wonders how one can store food to its rotting while thousands starve … No investigation by authorities will uproot GEDIMEX. Favors here, resounding favors there and the story will be quickly forgotten.” The story about GEDIMEX broke amidst a general crackdown on retailers of expired food near destitute violence ridden areas of the capital by the government.
Haiti: GEDIMEX and the Expired Food Scandal
· Written by Alice Backer
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