Flour Weevil Scandal Rocks F/Town Pie City

Worms found by Pie City workers in a flour
Worms found by Pie City workers in a flour

FRANCISTOWN: In a development that could severely harm the reputation and profitability of the company, Pie City (Francistown Light Industrial) has now been accused of using flour that is infested with weevil worms to bake bread.

The company has, however, denied such claims by various sources that it used flour infested with white worms at its factory located at the Francistown Light Industrial Area. The company’s denial is anchored upon its strong mechanisms that regularly ensure that it uses quality raw materials for its products.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, sources close to this publication claimed that on August 15 and 16, 2020 some of the employees at Pie City were ‘forced’ by their superiors to bake bread using flour that was infested with worms.

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