Tag: Ghana Standard Authority
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Ghana Standards Authority to help cut down on importation
Ghana will in the short term review the standards and requirements used for the importation of goods into the country. This according to the Ghana Standards Authority is crucial to cut down on the number of goods imported into the country even as the country takes steps to scale up manufacturing and production. Ghana’s imports…
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GSA must be empowered to slap fines on law breakers – Prof. Dodoo
The Ghana Standards Authority, GSA, is asking for more powers to allow it impose fines on institutions that break the country’s standard laws. This, the Authority says will not only empower it to discharge its duties, but will also give it the financial strength if it is allowed to keep a fraction of the fines.…
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Ghana Standards Authority shuts down illegal insecticide company in Odorkor
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has closed down an insecticides manufacturing company in Odorkor within the Okaikoi South Municipal Assembly of the Greater Accra region for operating without a license. The action follows complaints from residents who raised concerns over the health implications of the stench and the indiscriminate disposal of their waste. A team…
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Sale of used undergarments booms despite ban (Audio)
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has issued a strong warning to crack the whip on all importers and traders of used undergarments henceforth. The warning follows the rise in the sale of the used undergarments despite a ban by government. Citi Business News’ Jessica Ayorkor Aryee visited some popular markets where most of these items…