Ghanaian media personality and entertainment pundit, MC Yaa Yeboah, has blown an alarm on the quality and shelf life of commercially produced bread after purchasing loaves from Shoprite and another store on February 23, 2026.
According to Yaa Yeboah, she purchased two loaves of bread from Shoprite, putting one in the freezer and only consuming half of the other and also purchased another loaf of bread from another shop.
She disclosed that after some days, half of the Shoprite bread developed mould but was very soft, but the other bread from other shop was just hard with no mould, which led her to question the types of preservatives used.
Yaa Yeboah further revealed that she added a slice of the other shop’s bread, which was hard and showed no signs of going bad, to the Shoprite bread with mould, but the slice of bread still just had a little mould after some days.
She acknowledged that some additives may be approved, but urged the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) to ensure clearer ingredient labelling to better protect consumers, especially those with allergies.
The media personality experiment highlighted that Shoprite bread was the better bread without much preservatives because it got mouldy after a few days when left unrefrigerated.
Some Ghanaians reacting to her viral video stated, “Can she confirm when both breads came out of the oven? Because that is critical to her experiment. Some bakers have unique ingredients that set apart the quality of their bread, which may impact their response to the environment. That doesn’t necessarily mean they are harmful. But it’s always good to help people clear their doubts”.
One X user added, “People have misunderstood the post. What she means is the ShopRite bread is better. Bread without preservatives should get mouldy after a few days when left unrefrigerated”.
“Me, I don’t eat ShopRite bread at all because the last time I left a brown bread inside my fridge and travelled for just 2 days, what I came to meet was shocking, hmm, let’s all be guided please”, a netizen added.
“But the bread spoiling is actually a good sign. But the way she presented it may siggest otherwise”, a netizen added.
One X user added, “Bread’s shorter shelf life is due to its ingredients and preservatives, which have limited durability. We need to watch the food we buy and consume, not just bread. Food safety is personal, not solely FDA’s responsibility; they regulate but aren’t present at every production”.
“Bread is supposed to last for 2-4 days from the day of baking without preservatives, and will not be like the Shoprite one. Also, the other one, which seems okay, has been loaded with preservatives to keep it long, and that is dangerous in a way”.
Her video has surfaced at a time when there is a brouhaha surrounding a Ghanaian plantain chips seller, who has claimed there is nothing wrong with frying plantain chips with plastic bags.
The Plantain chips seller made these claims while she demonstrated how the chips are fried using plastic bags to achieve a crisp finish.
According to the Plantain chips seller, the plastic does not melt into the oil, and as such, arguing that the current public outrage is only being generated by some persons to destroy their businesses.
Speaking in a video shared by SIKAOFFICIAL on X, the Plantain chips seller boldly claimed, “There’s nothing wrong with frying plantain chips with plastic bags. Family, look at this; the plantain chips that you claim we fry with plastic bags, I don’t understand. Look at the plastic bag we placed in the oil. It is still the same even after putting it in the hot oil.
So, I don’t understand why Ghanaians have believed the claim that we fry with plastic bags. What at all happens when we put the bag in the oil to fry that you want to spoil our business?” she quizzed.
She further added, “If it’s a deliberate thing you are doing to destroy our businesses, then please stop because you won’t gain anything”.
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Media personality Yaa Yeboah has raised concerns about the quality and shelf life of commercially produced bread after purchasing loaves from Shoprite and another store on February 23, 2026, leaving them uneaten for a week, and then comparing them. The experiment led her to… pic.twitter.com/vo6FrcZII2
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