Tag: listeriosis
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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…