The company that produces Verna mineral water has initiated a product recall from the market following some factory defect. Products that are being recalled have the batch numbers TW/5 20:14 B, TW/5 20: 15 B, TW/5 20: 16 B, TW/ 5 20: 17 B, TW/ 5 20: 22 B. In a statement issued by the […]
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Poor hygiene and storage practices led to Marwako food poisoning – Food and Drugs Authority
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has disclosed the outcome of its investigation into the recent incidence of food poisoning at the East Legon branch of Marwako Foods. According to the FDA, it discovered poor sanitation, poor storage and microbial infestation as the causes of the incident. In a statement issued on Monday, June 13, […]
Root cause of food contamination at Marwako unknown – FDA
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has said the process to establish the root cause of the recent food contamination at Marwako Restaurant at the East Legon branch has been “unfortunately hampered by the unapproved and unilateral decision of the management of Marwako to destroy some of the food items whilst the investigation was in progress.” […]
FDA moves to probe alleged food poisoning cases by Marwako Food customers
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is ready to probe the cases of alleged food poisoning by some customers of Marwako Food on social media. Responding to a tweet, the Authority requested of the aggrieved customer; “Can you kindly DM us the details and your contact number. We are interested. Sorry for the inconvenience”. Marwako, […]
FDA recalls contaminated pet foods from market
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the public about contaminated pet foods on the market. Subsequently, the FDA says there is a recall of various brands of pet foods manufactured by Midwestern Pet Foods, Indiana in the United States of America (USA) which are already in the Ghanaian market. According to the FDA, […]
FDA tightens measures to prevent importation of unregistered products through Ghana’s ports
The Food and Drugs Authority of Ghana says from the 1st of February 2021, it will begin the strict enforcement of registration activities on imports before clearance at the country’s ports. According to the Head of the Imports and Exports Control Division of the FDA, Emmanuel Yaw Kwarteng, who was speaking on Eye on Port, […]
CR: FDA destroys seized COA-FS, assorted items in Cape Coast
The Central Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has destroyed quantities of seized COA-FS food supplement and other assorted items declared as unwholesome to safeguard public health and safety. The four tons of destroyed items valued at GH¢54,300.00 included all five brands of product areas regulated by the Authority – food products, […]
WHO lists FDA as Africa’s second best regulator
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has been rated a World Health Organization (WHO) Level Three listed institution. By the rating, the FDA has attained a level of maturity after meeting 267 WHO benchmarks backed by documentations as a stable, well-functioning and integrated regulatory system. BestNewsGH.com can report that for attaining the WHO Level Three, […]
Pharmacists wage into COA Herbal, FDA brawl over product contamination
The Pharmacists Forum has called on the Chief Executive Officer of COA Herbal Centre, Prof. Samuel Ato Duncan to work with the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) to fix the problem of products contamination. The pharmacists who urged the two bodies to avoid fighting over the issue in the media said drug recalls, all over […]
Details: FDA lists 10 approved face masks
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) on Sunday listed 10 registered and approved face masks and shield for public use to help contain the Covid-19 pandemic. They are Heritage Face Mask, Joeritz Face shield, Lily of the Valley Face Mask, Notill Face Mask, Otech Biotech Face Mask, Pacific Face Mask, Sixteen 47 Face Shield, Sixteen […]
COA FS has not been approved as cure for COVID-19-FDA
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it has not approved the food supplement, ‘COA FS’ by the COA Herbal Centre, as a cure for the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and called on all to disregard the information. Mr James Lartey, the Director of Communications of the FDA, in an interview with the Ghana News […]
Details: FDA releases list of approved hand sanitizers
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has released a list approved hand sanitizers which should be the only ones the generality of the Ghanaian people patronize. The Authority in a Statement signed by its Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Delese Darko and sighted by BestNewsGH.com admonished the public to stick to only these approved hand sanitizers […]