The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it is investigating a video circulating on social media, suggesting that the Ghanaian market is getting flooded with plastic fish. Though the authority said earlier investigations into similar plastic fish purchased at Mallam Atta market in Accra proved false, it will treat each report differently in order to … Read more
Mr Zakaria Braimah, the Upper East Regional Head of the Food and Drugs Authority (FBA), on Monday advised members of the public to report any fake and expired products to the authority for immediate investigation. He urged consumers to carefully examine products such as drugs, cosmetics, food, medical devices among others for their expiry date … Read more
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it has seized 524,191 capsules and 3,001 vials of Tramadol over the past eleven months. Vial is a small glass or plastic vessel or bottle, often used to store medication as liquids, powders or capsules. The FDA said about 85 per cent of the seized drugs were manufactured … Read more
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has embarked on a clean-up exercise to climax the Food Safety Sensitization Week Programme at Aboabo Market in Tamale. The Programme dubbed ‘Enhancing Food Security Through Safety Food Practices’ saw some staff of the FDA clean up the market area and sensitize some market women over food safety. They … Read more
Expired drugs at Tamale Hospital -These drugs when ingested have a tendency of causing harm to the body and can even lead to death. The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has discovered a truckload of expired drugs stacked up somewhere at the Tamale Teaching hospital. See Also: Drug Overdose Kills 10 Year Old Boy At Tema … Read more
The health benefits of olive oil include treatment for colon, breast cancer, diabetes, heart problems, arthritis, high cholesterol, weight loss, metabolism, digestion, aging and cancer. It has been used by mankind for many centuries. It is a staple ingredient for many culinary preparations and also serves a variety of medicinal purposes. Medical studies suggest that … Read more
The Ashanti Regional Police Drug Law Enforcement Unit, in partnership with the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) have arrested nine traders for allegedly importing and selling prohibited drugs. Margaret Mensah, 25, alias Akua and Samira Abdul-Kadir, 30, were arrested for importing the drugs while Abubakari Osman, 20, Abubakari Ibrahim, 24, Mohamadu Mansour, 18, Adamu Seidu, … Read more
The Orange Sellers Association of Ghana (OSAG) has debunked allegations that its members are involved in the artificial colouring of oranges. At a press conference held at Agbogbloshie in Accra on Thursday, the President of the association, Reverend Mary Owusu said no member of the association had and “will ever colour oranges or use any … Read more
Former Food and Agric minister, Nii Amansah Namoale, has hit out at the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) over its seeming laxity to prosecute fake drug and food dealers in the country. He wondered why the FDA has not been active in prosecuting persons who import and sell fake drugs and food, something he said … Read more
IN our editorial comment on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 we commended the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) for their proactiveness, which led to the arrest of two women suspected to be involved in artificial colouring of oranges to sell to unsuspecting consumers. IT was an issue that indeed sent shivers down the spines of consumers … Read more
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has rubbished claims that there is a so-called plastic rice on the Ghanaian market as alleged through videos circulating on social media and elsewhere. Similar reports have surfaced in other countries in the sub-region including Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Nigeria. Indeed, in 2016, customs officials in Nigeria confiscated … Read more
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has introduced an online reporting system called Safety Watch System (SWS), to enable health workers to report on safety issues related to drugs, vaccines and other regulated products to the Authority. The SWS was also to complement the already existing system for reporting adverse events using the paper Adverse … Read more
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has rubbished claims that there is a supposed plastic rice on the Ghanaian market, despite several videos alleging the existence of such product. Similar reports have surfaced in other countries in the sub-region including Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Nigeria. Indeed, in 2016, customs officials in Nigeria confiscated 2.5 tonnes … Read more
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has categorically denied rumours that there is plastic rice on the Ghanaian market. Addressing the media at a press conference in Accra on Friday, June 23, 2017, the Chief Executive Officer of the FDA, Delis Darko said the sample of rice collected on the Ghanaian market alleged to be … Read more
JUST last week there was a report of an arrest of two women suspected to be involved in artificially colouring oranges. THE arrest, which was made by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), followed a police swoop at the Madina market in Accra on Tuesday, June 12, 2017 when photos and a video on the … Read more
Following a video which went viral last Wednesday, the Food and Drugs Authority yesterday arrested two women suspected to be involved in artificially colouring oranges to boost sales. According to the FDA, the police conducted a swoop at the Madina market last Tuesday after photos and a video went viral on social media. In the video, … Read more
The Food & Drugs Authority says it is stepping-up its market surveillance after discovering some traders are deliberately selling unwholesome products to the public. In the Northern Region the authority has destroyed some expired products worth 100 thousand Ghana Cedis seized from traders. The items ranged from baby foods to herbal products. Martina Bugri joined … Read more
A legislative Instrument (LI) to control the use of Tobacco in Ghana, has been launched by the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service at a ceremony to commemorate the 2017 World No-Tobacco Day in Accra. The LI 2247, which was enacted in January, would now provide the legal backing for the regulation and … Read more
US federal regulators have given the green light to French pharmaceutical company Sanofi and its US partner Regeneron to market a drug to treat the chronic inflammatory condition, rheumatoid arthritis. The Food and Drug Administration authorisation had been delayed over “deficiencies” found by the regulatory agency during an inspection of the Sanofi manufacturing site in … Read more
The Food and Drugs Authority has given clearance to producers of Adonko Bitters to proceed with television advertisement of the alcoholic beverage. This was after the FDA found the advert “valid” after careful consideration. “The television advertisement approval of your product is also found to be valid and you may continue to advertise the product … Read more