Agriculture Ministry Logo on Food Products Does Not Prove Official Affiliation, Research Official Warns

Dr Saad Moussa, deputy head of the Agricultural Research Centre at Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture, has warned citizens against dealing with online pages and accounts that impersonate the ministry to promote food products.

Moussa said the appearance of the ministry’s name or logo on products does not mean they are affiliated with the ministry.

The warning concerns pages and accounts using the ministry’s identity to market food items, creating an impression of an official connection.

His message to consumers was to avoid treating ministry branding alone as proof that a product or its seller has official ties to the Ministry of Agriculture.