Tag: Ghana Standards Authority
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GSA appeals to gov’t for more resources to rid market of substandard goods
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), has appealed to government to make available adequate resources to enable it execute its mandate of inspecting and confiscating sub-standard electrical cables, gadgets, and accessories. According to the Authority, adequate resources would among other things, help prevent inferior electrical cables and other substandard gadgets from entering the country. A report…
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GSA urges GEDA members to consider venturing into production of electrical wares
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), has challenged the Ghana Electrical Dealers Association of Ghana (GEDA), to consider moving away from the importation of electrical wares to manufacturing their goods locally. Currently, the about 500 members of GEDA are primarily into importation and trading of electrical cables and other electrical materials, while only 3 firms, Nexans,…
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GSA asks for help to trace importers and producers of substandard electrical products
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has charged retailers of electrical products to provide relevant information about importers and manufacturers of substandard products, to help rid the system of harmful electrical goods. During the last mass testing of electrical cables, involving over 200 different samples, the GSA found that over 90% were unsafe for use. In…
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GSA cautions against hazardous insecticide production hub at Odorkor
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has called for a multi-stakeholder approach, to rid the community of Odorkor Maclean of all insecticide production units to save lives as well as protect the health of thousands of residents. The community, located off the Kaneshie-Mallam stretch and within the Okaikoi South Municipal Assembly of the Greater Accra region,…
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Ghana Federation of Labour urges gov’t to protect local industry from pirated textiles
The Ghana Federation of Labour has reiterated its call on government to ensure that the local textile industry is protected from counterfeit and pirated products. This follows an exercise by the Ghana Standards Authority that clamped down on dealers of pirated textiles in parts of Accra last week. The Deputy Secretary General of the Ghana…
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Textile industry workers commend GSA over crackdown on fake textiles
The Textile, Garment and Leather Employees’ Union (TGLEU) has commended the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) over its decision to clamp down on people selling substandard African wax prints. The Union in a statement said these substandard products which have flooded the markets, pose serious health risks as the quality of chemical used in manufacturing the…
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GSA locks up shops in Accra in clamp down on sub-standard goods
The enforcement team of the Ghana Standards Authority, GSA, has closed down several shops at the Accra Central Market including shops that deal in prints and fabrics. The standardization exercise sought to uncover the illegal production of sub-standard or counterfeit products in Ghana, and also ensure that vendors only sell authentic goods to customers. The…
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Ghana Standards Authority to test all products before export – Prof. Dodoo
The Ghana Standards Authority says it is taking steps to ensure that every product the country exports is tested. This has become necessary after the Authority disclosed to Citi Business News that only 5 percent of exported products from Ghana is tested while the remaining 95% is exported out of the country without the necessary…
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Ghana Standards Authority to enforce ban on ‘winter tyres’
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has told Citi Business News the new Automotive Policy which will be passed soon will enforce the ban on Grade ‘C’ tyres meant for the winter weather but are imported into tropical countries such as Ghana. According to the authority, most of the used cars imported from Europe and the…
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Ghana Standards Authority exposes 10 fraudulent fuel filling stations
Inspections carried out by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has exposed 10 fuel filling stations engaged in under-delivering. They included; Shell, Motorway Extension; Total, McCarthy Hill; GOIL Mile 11; Frimps Oil, Tetegu junction; GOIL, Galilea; Frimps Oil, Spintex Road; Glory Oil, Spintex Road; Allied Oil, Sakaman; Shell, Amanfrom West and Goodness Energy, Kasoa. A statement issued…