Masvingo City Council has banned its employees from consuming Kambucha, a fermented tea product, during working hours after learning it contains alcohol.
By Kuda Pembere
Touted as a non-intoxicating product with health benefits, a Masvingo doctor advised the Council Kambucha makes people drunk.
Some people who have been drinking this product state a certain Kambucha number 3 made them drunk.
“It has come to our attention that some council employees come to work drunk due to consumption of alcohol and other intoxicating substances.
” It has also been noted that some employees are seen consuming Kambucha drink during working hours in the guise it is medicinal. “However we are reliably and authoritatively advised by the Council’s medical doctor that the drink contains alcohol,” said Masvingo City Town clerk Engineer E Mukaratirwa in an internal memo seen by HealthTimes.
Eng. Mukaratirwa forbid workers from drinking Kambucha during working hours.
“In light of the above it is advised that the consumption of the Kambucha drink during working hours be banned with immediate effect. Furthermore, employees are discouraged at all costs to report for duty while drunk for such behaviours constitute acts of misconduct in terms of City of Masvingo Employment Code of Conduct,” he said.
Kombucha is a fermented drink made with tea, sugar, bacteria and yeast
It is made by adding the colony to sugar and tea, and allowing the mix to ferment.
The resulting liquid contains vinegar, vitamins and a number of other chemical compounds, according to Mayo Clinic.
