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...
Young Ghanaians found in possession of Tramadol should be punished with a minimum of a three-month prison term, the chief of Akuapem Berekusu has suggested. Odeefor Oteng Korankye II said the usage...
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says the Farmers Deli Vienna product is infested with the dangerous listeriosis and has therfore warned Ghanaians not to patronise it. Listeria monocytogenes is...
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it has dispatched a team to Akrade in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region after three people reportedly died after receiving injection at a health...
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is raising alarm that food products containing deadly listeriosis bacteria may have found their way onto the Ghanaian market. It has therefore intensified its...
A brands manager of a locally manufactured alcoholic beverage, who allegedly assaulted a journalist last year over an expired product, has been put before a Magistrate Court in Accra. Isaac Mensah,...
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...
A number of media houses and product owners, who are alleged to have flouted the country’s law on public health through the advertisement of drugs they claim to cure or prevent some manageable...
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) as part of its food safety tips to ensure public safety has provided 14 facts about Puffer Fish needed to be known by the public. This comes as a result of reported...
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...
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...
Investigations by TV3 have revealed that the canned fish with the brand name ‘Asahi’ intercepted by the police from the Mile 7 District on Tuesday, is not a registered product and was not...
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...
The Acting Chief Executive Director of the Ghana Standards Authority, Prof. Alex Dodoo has revealed that a lot of locally manufactured alcoholic beverages are produced without standardization. The...
Hydroquinone is an active agent found in skin bleaching products. Scientists have conducted several studies which prove that the agent can cause skin cancer. It is found in many toning products which...
US Ambassador Robert Porter Jackson joined officials from the Ministry of Trade and Industry at a validation workshop on Ghana’s African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Strategy. The meeting...
Traditional medicine practitioners have been urged to register and renew their licenses to ensure lawful operations of their businesses. They must also uphold standards to help build confidence in...
Ten companies have been awarded for their role in trade facilitation for the year under review. They were rewarded at the 2nd edition of the National Trade Facilitation Awards held at the Labadi...
Stakeholders in the proposed paperless transactions at the nation’s entry points have firmed up their commitment to the September 1, 2017 date for take-off. Existing electronic platforms which...
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...
