The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has expressed concern over persistent regulatory non-compliance in blood banking facilities, revealing that only 12 nationwide have met licensing standards despite years of audits and capacity-building. …
… gency (CPA) has urged authorities to initiate legal proceedings against five e-commerce platforms operating in Ghana, including Temu, alleging that they are selling and distributing imported products that have not received the necessary approvals from the Food and Drugs Authority …
… Reflections The Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority, Gayheart Edem Mensah, said the commemoration called for a reflection on the devastating economic impact of tobacco use and smoking. …
… The programme also featured the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), which sensitised participants on the dangers of dealing in unregulated pharmaceutical products. …
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has strengthened regulatory checks on imported frozen chicken, meat, and fish following a renewed national concern over food safety, which includes the recent ban on turkey tail, popularly known as “chofi”. …
… A rapid-response team involving the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Fisheries Commission, Marine Police and Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority collected between 60 and 80 fish samples alongside water samples for laboratory analysis. …
The Food and Drugs Authority (Food and Drugs Authority) has intensified regulatory checks on imported frozen chicken, meat, and fish following renewed national concerns over food safety, including the recent ban on “chofi” in parts of the country. …
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has explained why turkey tail, popularly known in Ghana as tsofi, continues to appear on the market despite a nationwide ban in force for more than 20 years. …
… The Director of Regional Operations at the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) believes honesty and discipline remain critical tools in raising responsible children. …
… The CID said all electronic devices retrieved from the suspect are undergoing digital forensic examination, while the substances recovered have been prepared for analysis by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA). …
The Food and Drugs Authority has begun training herbal medicine manufacturers and practitioners in the Eastern Region on its digital registration platform to improve product traceability, curb adulteration, and strengthen consumer protection. The training covered product registration, labelling requirements, Good Manufacturing Practices, advertisement regulations, and use of the Ghana FDA Integrated Regulatory Management System.
The Food and Drugs Authority has begun training herbal medicine manufacturers and practitioners in the Eastern Region on its digital registration platform to improve product traceability, curb adulteration, and strengthen consumer protection. The training covered product registration, labelling requirements, Good Manufacturing Practices, advertisement regulations, and use of the Ghana FDA Integrated Regulatory Management System.
The Ghana Association of Aesthetic and Medspa Practitioners (GAAMP) held its membership induction ceremony and stakeholders' engagement meeting in Accra, bringing industry professionals together to discuss standards, professional development, patient safety, and regulatory compliance. The association's founder Linda Mensah described the event as a landmark moment, saying the industry lacked the unified structure to protect practitioners despite their talent.
Many Ghanaians have welcomed government plans to establish local vaccine manufacturing through the National Vaccine Institute, with respondents expressing support for the move as a way to strengthen health security, improve vaccine access, and reduce import dependence. Respondents cited confidence in Ghana's health professionals and called for regulatory bodies to maintain quality standards.
Softcare FM Manufacturing Company marked International Menstrual Hygiene Day by partnering with Takoradi Technical University to distribute premium sanitary pads to junior high school girls and vulnerable women, promoting youth-led leadership and stigma-free conversations on menstruation.
Local leaders in Ghana's Northern Region have expressed support for the country's plan to locally manufacture vaccines through a proposed National Vaccine Institute, while raising concerns over quality assurance, public trust, and equitable access to vaccination services. They say the initiative could strengthen Ghana's health security and reduce dependence on imported vaccines if properly implemented, but emphasize that success depends on strict quality control, professional training, and proper storage systems.
Local leaders in Ghana's Northern Region have expressed support for the government's plan to locally manufacture vaccines through a proposed National Vaccine Institute, citing potential to strengthen health security and reduce imported vaccine dependence, but they have raised concerns over quality assurance, public trust, and equitable access to vaccination services.
Softcare FM Manufacturing Company commemorated the 2026 International Menstrual Hygiene Day with a campaign focused on youth-led leadership and stigma-free conversations around menstruation. The company donated sanitary products to vulnerable women and schoolgirls and partnered with Takoradi Technical University's Women's Commission to distribute pads to junior high school girls across Takoradi.
The Trans-Border Business Network has intensified efforts to educate cross-border traders in Ketu South Municipality on compliance with trade regulations and safe business practices. The initiative aims to equip women traders with knowledge on approved procedures, legal requirements, and opportunities to improve their businesses, with officials from the Ghana Revenue Authority's Customs Division participating in the programme.
The Director-General of Ghana Standards Authority has disclosed the agency's inadequate human capital and operational impact, with manufacturers and exporters across regions forced to travel to Accra's sole testing laboratory for certification. The understaffed regulator struggles with backlog clearance, delaying producers of agricultural goods, minerals, medicines, food and cosmetics seeking local or international sales approval.
The Food and Drugs Authority says cigarettes must be sold only in sealed packs, not individually, to ensure consumers see mandatory health warnings. The requirement, enforced through pictorial warnings on packaging, is intended to better communicate the health risks of tobacco use.
The Food and Drugs Authority has expressed concern over regulatory non-compliance in blood banking facilities, disclosing that out of 112 blood banking facilities audited, only 12 have attained the compliance level required for licensing. The FDA, which has been conducting blood regulation activities since 2014, cited logistical and financial constraints as factors affecting recent audits.
Ghana's Consumer Protection Agency has called for legal proceedings against five e-commerce platforms, including Temu, for selling imported products without required approvals from the Food and Drugs Authority and Ghana Standards Authority. The agency cited investigations showing the platforms are facilitating sales of uncertified goods, including medicines and medical devices, and noted consumer complaints about defective and hazardous products.
Ghana's Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has cautioned youth that flavoured and electronic cigarettes still cause cancer and death, noting that tobacco-related diseases cost Ghana an estimated 600 million dollars annually with about 6,000 preventable deaths. He said about 13.6 per cent of youth smoke shisha and 2.2 per cent smoke e-cigarettes, with nearly 450,000 adults in Ghana smoking regularly.
The Trans-Border Business Network, a women-focused trade advocacy group, has intensified efforts to educate cross-border traders in Ketu South Municipality on compliance with trade regulations and safe business practices. The initiative aims to equip traders with knowledge on approved procedures, legal requirements and opportunities to improve their businesses and livelihoods, with officials from the Customs Division emphasizing the importance of duty payment and compliance to avoid penalties and seizure of goods.
The Food and Drugs Authority has strengthened regulatory inspections on imported frozen chicken, meat, and fish to confirm compliance with international food safety standards and reduce public health risks. The authority is engaging importers on mandatory site verification procedures to ensure products come from hygienic, regulated, and certified facilities abroad.
Fish catches are declining along Ghana's coast as fishers and processors report changes in the sea, with scientists pointing to warming oceans as a rising threat alongside overfishing and illegal practices. In April 2021, fish washed ashore along parts of Ghana's coastline with dead dolphins; the fisheries commission's preliminary investigations pointed to environmental stressors including elevated sea temperatures, oxygen depletion and pollution.
The Food and Drugs Authority has intensified regulatory checks on imported frozen chicken, meat, and fish following renewed national concerns over food safety. The move includes mandatory site verification procedures to ensure products are sourced from hygienic, regulated, and certified facilities abroad and comply with international food safety standards.
Turkey tail, banned in Ghana since 1999 over health concerns about high fat content, continues to appear on markets because importers conceal it within consignments of other frozen products, the FDA said. The authority acknowledges difficulty detecting and intercepting the product at entry points as smugglers hide it among other frozen foods.
Maria Lovelace Johnson, Director of Regional Operations at the Food and Drugs Authority, says teaching children to prioritize truth over comfort and maintaining discipline are key to responsible parenting. She also recounted a near-death experience after the birth of her second child and encourages women not to let gender stereotypes limit their professional and personal ambitions.
Ghana's Cybercrime Unit arrested a 36-year-old entrepreneur in May 2026 on allegations of drugging women at nightclubs, sexually abusing them, and distributing intimate videos online without consent via a Telegram platform. Electronic devices and suspected sedatives were recovered during the arrest and are undergoing forensic examination.
The Cyber Crime Unit arrested 36-year-old Joshua Kojo Anane Boateng on May 6, 2026, over allegations of using Xanax to drug victims before sexually assaulting them and sharing recordings online without consent through a Telegram platform called "VIP Sleep Fetish 2025." Police recovered multiple electronic devices and drug sachets during the arrest.
PhamaTrust Pharmacy has been named Best MCA Internship Facility of the Year at the 2026 Valuvite Medicine Counter Assistants Awards held in Accra. The award recognizes the pharmacy's role in providing hands-on internship training and professional mentorship for Medicine Counter Assistant students in practical pharmacy operations and patient care.
The Food and Drugs Authority has reminded the public of a ban on turkey tail imports, instituted in 1999 due to its high fat content and associated health risks including obesity, high cholesterol, and heart disease, despite the product remaining available in many markets.
An editorial commentary on indiscriminate dumping of expired soft drinks at Mallam-Gbawe in Accra, which exposed residents to health risks after schoolchildren consumed some without knowing they had expired. The piece calls on local assemblies and the FDA to strengthen enforcement of correct disposal of expired foods.
The American Chamber of Commerce Ghana and the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce jointly hosted a jazz-themed networking event in Accra, bringing together member firms to explore partnerships and discuss Ghana's business environment. AmCham Ghana CEO Doris Kafui Afanyedey said the chamber had 15 companies join in the first quarter, and noted ongoing engagement with state institutions on regulatory issues and ease of doing business.
Ghana's cabinet rejected a US-proposed healthcare agreement that would have required Ghana to surrender health statistics to the United States for 25 years. The government cited concerns over potential data breaches and sharing sensitive health data, though the deal would have provided $109 million initially and $300 million in a health package over time.
Madam Florence Ofori-Agyeman, CEO of Baker's Relish, advises consumers to avoid keeping bread beyond four days, cautioning that extended shelf life may indicate excessive use of preservatives or unsafe baking practices. She notes that bread lasting more than a week or two should raise consumer concerns about preservative misuse in the industry.
Ghana's shift to round-the-clock production requires intelligence capability — timely, accurate operational decision-making at scale — where artificial intelligence becomes essential to realising the 24-Hour Economy as transformational policy rather than merely extended hours.
The FDA regulates foods, medicines, cosmetics, and medical devices at two stages: product registration to ensure safety, quality, and efficacy, and advertising review to confirm claims are accurate and not misleading. When an advertisement carries the tagline "This advert is FDA-approved," it indicates both that the advertisement itself has received formal FDA clearance and that the product being advertised has undergone FDA evaluation.
Food and beverage manufacturers are adopting lean quality approaches that focus on preventing problems at every production step rather than inspecting for defects after manufacture, aiming to reduce waste, lower costs, and improve customer satisfaction.