Tag: FDA
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FDA monitors withdrawal of 16 unwholesome tomato paste brands on the market
The Food and Drugs Authority, FDA, says its order for the withdrawal of some 16 brands of tomato paste from the market is being followed. The sixteen tomato paste products which were described by the FDA as unwholesome, are said to contain starch and colour ingredients which were not indicated on the labels. According to…
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Port officials allay concerns over Joint Inspection
With only two weeks to the implementation of the joint inspection on July 1, 2018, port officials say they are set for the exercise despite concerns that the exemption of some agencies could pose health and security challenges. The joint inspection which was earlier scheduled to start in June, was rescheduled to make way for…
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FDA to sanction Spicy Foods for wrong manufacturing dates
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has served notice it will sanction Spicy Foods for processes that led to the distribution of products with error ridden manufacturing dates. The caution follows the recall of hot spicy sausage, a product of the company, from the market. Spicy Foods limited, producers of sausages and minced meat has…
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Beverage companies to engage FDA on advertisement ban
Some alcoholic producing companies in the country have told Citi Business News they will meet the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) to discuss a recent ban on advertising alcoholic products before 8 pm. The FDA on the January 1, 2018, placed a ban on both advertisements and Live Presenter Mention (LPM) of alcoholic beverages in the…
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Consumers demand outright food ban over listeriosis alert
A section of Ghanaians have called for strict law enforcement in order to protect the public against health implication due to an alert of listeriosis disease in South Africa. Ghana has been advised to work to restrict food imports from South Africa following reported cases of the Listeriosis disease in that country. A document sighted…
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Health Ministry intensifies surveillance over Listeria alert
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has disclosed that it has increased surveillance on food imports from South Africa. A statement from the Ministry of Health on the situation also stated that the move is to prevent the possible spread of the disease in Ghana. Documents cited by Citi Business News reveal that the Republic of Rwanda…
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GAWU calls for restriction on food imports from S.Africa
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) has called for the immediate ban on the importation of food products from South Africa. According to GAWU, a further delay by government could put Ghanaians at a high risk. “That is what we should do immediately because until we are satisfied that products coming from South Africa are…