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, […]
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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 […]
GIHOC pushes for review of FDA’s guidelines on advertising Alcohol; says it is affecting sales
The Ghana Industrial Holding Company, (GIHOC) is pushing for a review of the advertising guidelines for alcoholic beverages by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA). According to the company, the restrictions on time of airplay of alcoholic beverage promotions on Television and Radio and the decision to ban celebrities from approving or endorsing alcoholic products […]
Health Alert: FDA recalls 16 tomato paste brands
The Food and Drugs Authority has recalled some 16 tomato paste brands which have been found to contain some substances dangerous to human health. A statement from the Authority and signed by its Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Delese Darko explained that the withdrawal of the affected brands became necessary after it was discovered that they […]
Gov’t must adopt a radical approach in dealing with tobacco use among students in Ghana – Tinkaro Asare Osei
The President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) on 3rd June 2019 at the “No Tobacco Day 2019” celebrations organized by the Food and Drugs Authority called for a radical approach by stakeholders in the fight against the use of shisha otherwise known as hookah in Ghana. The event which took place at […]
GFZA, GNPC, NEIP MASLOC, FDA others to announce turn-around details at 5th National Policy Summit on Monday
Chief Executive Officers (CEO’s) of eight (8) State Owned Enterprises and state programs will on Monday December 10, 2018 outline details of a turnaround in their operations over the last 23 months of the Akufo-Addo administration. They include the: Accra Digital Centre, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA), State Housing Company, […]