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The Upper East Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), says a type of Postinor 2 with pink flower label on the pack is not registered. The Authority, through its Principal Regulatory Officer, Mr Abel Ndego, said “Postinor 2 is a drug we are all familiar with, and …

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has intensified its market surveillance efforts, seizing several unapproved products circulating in the Ghanaian market. This action comes in the wake of the FDA sanctioning over 100 manufacturing companies across the country from January to date for advertising unapproved products. During a recent operation …

Following the Supreme Court’s decision to affirm the Food and Drugs Authority’s FDA ban on celebrity alcohol advertisements, several Ghanaian celebrities and other well-known figures protested. The authority explained that the guideline was necessary to prevent minors from being addicted to alcohol due to the influence of celebrities. Nana Poku, …

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the public about the circulation of an unregistered bottled water, SLIMFIT mineral water on the market. The FDA clarified that the original brand name registered with its outfit is SLEMFIT (mineral water and purified water) produced by the Twellium Industrial Company Limited. …

The Central Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has disposed of various quantities of unwholesome regulated products worth ¢250,000 in Cape Coast. The FDA confiscated the products on its routine post-market surveillance activities, retrieved from 18 districts and institutions that applied for the safe disposal of their …

Investigations by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) at the East Legon branch of Marwako Fast Food Limited has revealed heavy microbial load (pathogens) at the premises. According to a release to update the public on the food poisoning incidence at the restaurant a few weeks ago, the FDA said …

Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has shut down the East Legon branch of Marwako restaurant over allegations of food poisoning. Scores of persons took to Twitter to complain about food poisoning after eating food from the East Legon branch of Marwako restaurant. Some of the victims are reportedly receiving …

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has approved two more COVID-19 vaccines for importation, distribution and use in Ghana. The two new vaccine4s are Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNtech (Cominaty).             This brings the total number of approved COVID-19 vaccines for the use in Ghana to …

President Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that the Covid-19 vaccines are safe and would not pose any threat to the health of any citizen. “I know there are still some who continue to express doubts about the vaccine, others have expressed reservations about its efficacy, with some taking sides with conspiracy …