{"id":348728,"date":"2017-08-28T17:41:49","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T17:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=348728"},"modified":"2017-11-10T14:45:17","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T14:45:17","slug":"kuntunse-illegal-tomato-factory-halts-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/08\/kuntunse-illegal-tomato-factory-halts-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuntunse: ‘Illegal’ tomato factory halts operations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following Citi News’ report on the illegal operations of a tomato processing factory at Kuntunse, activities of the company has seized.<\/p>\n

According to residents for the past five days, the company has not been operating a situation that has brought some relief to them.<\/p>\n

The residents first raised concerns over the possible long term health hazards, following the improper disposal of waste by a Chinese firm producing tomato paste there.<\/p>\n

Citi News investigations revealed that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had ordered the company to stop production.<\/p>\n

Citi News’ Naa kwaamah Siaw-Marfo and Philip Nii Lartey have more in this report.<\/p>\n