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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued new labelling guidelines for bottled and sachet water producers and manufacturers in the country. The new directive which is in line with the Public Health Act of 2012 (Act 851), is to address the inconsistencies in the labelling information on the primary and secondary packaging of bottled and sachet water. Under the new rules, labels of pre-packaged food shall not be presented in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to create an erroneous impression regarding its character in any respect. Mandatory requirements information for food labelling are…

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued new labelling guidelines for bottled and sachet water producers and manufacturers in the country. The new directive which is in line with the Public Health Act of 2012 (Act 851), is to address the inconsistencies in the labelling information on the primary and secondary packaging of bottled and sachet water. Under the new rules, labels of pre-packaged food shall not be presented in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to create an erroneous impression regarding its character in any respect. Mandatory requirements information for food labelling are…

Ghana will take a 10-member team to the IAAF World Championships in Doha 2019, which starts from Friday, September 27 to Sunday, October 6. The team features the African 4x100m relay gold medalists’ quartet of Sean Safo-Antwi, Benjamin Azamati, Martin Owusu-Antwi, Joseph Paul Amoah and reserve Edwin Kwabla Gadayi. Ghana is represented in the women’s section by the 4x100m relay team who make a return to the world stage, having qualified at the Yokohama World Relays earlier this year. The quartet of Flings Owusu-Agyapong, Gemma Acheampong, Persis William-Mensah and Hor Halutie are joined by relay reserve Deborah Acquah for the…

Less than one percent of the country’s population is on private health insurance scheme, a development industry players describe as worrying and a threat to the efficient implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme. A total of 14 Private Health Insurance Companies have been licensed by the National Health Insurance Authority, who are also regulators, yet the total number of lives said to be on the private health insurance scheme is less than 300,000. This is a drop in the ocean of a population inching close to the 30 million mark. What this means is that a huge number of…

Media General’s Natalie Fort has sued celebrity gossip website, GhanaCelebrities.com and six others for defamation. The writ of summons issued on September 4, 2019 from an Accra High Court is an action taken in response to a defamatory publication published on July 15, 2019 by GhanaCelebrities website. The publication wrote that the News Anchor and Journalist was “pregnant for four married men including an NPP Politician”. The publication was later republished by additional online news outlets, some of which published their own slant to the initial defamatory story. The defamatory publications further indicated that “Natalie Fort together with her family…

Police in the Savannah Region have arrested two suspected armed robbers in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District. According to a police report, the two suspects – Mustapha Mumuni, 23, and Ali Bukari, 20 – were spotted by the Operation Conquer Fist at about 4:00pm on Wednesday, September 18 at a spot on the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba road, where armed robbery has been rampant for some time now. “Suspects Mustapha Mumuni and Ali Bukari on a black Asponic Auroba motor bike with registration no. M-19-UW-5099 on seeing the Police sped off from the spot where some motorists were robbed on Monday, September 16. “They were…

General Captain of the Black Stars Asamoah Gyan has completed a transfer to Indian Super League side, NorthEast United FC. The length of the deal is undisclosed, but the 33-year-old striker is hoping to make the best of the opportunities in his new home in New Delhi. Gyan left Kayserispor at the end of last season, having spent only one season in the Turkish top flight. He expressed his delight at the new adventure that awaits him in the Asian country. “I am extremely excited to start this new chapter in my career. I have heard great things about NorthEast…

The Ghana Cocoa Board has revised downwards by 16% the 2019/2020 cocoa crop target from 950,000 metric tonnes to 850,000 metric tonnes this season. The downward review is due to the swollen-shoot virus which has affected many farms in the Western North region. Over 200,000 metric tonnes of cocoa has already been lost to the disease in the region  which produces close to one-third of the country’s cocoa. . Currently, farmers manage the virus by chopping down, burning and replacing trees which show symptoms despite having little effect in containing the disease, which is spread by tiny white insects called…

The Ghana Cocoa Board has revised downwards by 16% the 2019/2020 cocoa crop target from 950,000 metric tonnes to 850,000 metric tonnes this season. The downward review is due to the swollen-shoot virus which has affected many farms in the Western North region. Over 200,000 metric tonnes of cocoa has already been lost to the disease in the region  which produces close to one-third of the country’s cocoa. . Currently, farmers manage the virus by chopping down, burning and replacing trees which show symptoms despite having little effect in containing the disease, which is spread by tiny white insects called…

Deputy Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has vehemently denied media reports that suggested he has been forced by the raging challenges with the ongoing self placement module for persons seeking to enter Senior High School. Problems associated with the computerised school selection and placement system caused thousands of desperate prospective SHS students from across the country and their parents to throng the Independence Square in Accra Monday anticipating to have their issues resolved. There were rumours that the deputy minister who is well-versed in the management of the system, has been sidelined in the placement exercise this year, with…