Food and Drugs Authority (Ghana)

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A Ghanaian government agency
Food and Drugs Authority

The Food and Drugs Authority (or FDA, formerly known as the Food and Drugs Board) is a Ghanaian government agency responsible for the inspection, certification and proper distribution of foods and food products as well as drugs in Ghana. The board was established by the Food and Drugs Law 1992, PNDC Law 305B.[1]

Delese A. A. Darko is currently the CEO of FDA.[2]

In May 2020, the FDA was recognised by the World Health Organization as a Level Three listed institution.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Food and Drugs Board". www.fdbghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  2. ^ "FDA dismisses claims of advertising, appointing agencies to recruit on its behalf - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  3. ^ "WHO Names Ghana's FDA As Africa's Second Best Regulator". Modern Ghana. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)



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