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Heinz Egypt director canned for 'rotten tomatoes' video

The managing director of Heinz Egypt was arrested on Monday after a viral video showed the famous ketchup manufacturer using rotten tomatoes in its factory outside Cairo.



The director - whose name was not disclosed - was also referred to the prosecution for questioning after security forces seized 63 tonnes of expired products "unfit for human consumption".

The arrest followed the circulation of a video showing factory workers tossing unsorted tomatoes in an outdoor processing machine.

In an investigative report aired on Thursday on the privately-owned al-Mehwar channel, TV presenter Mona Iraqi claimed the footage was shot at a Heinz factory in Egypt.

In response, the condiment market leader released a statement describing the video as "misleading and inaccurate", but did not deny it was at one of its factories.

Read more at alaraby.co.uk
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