Food and Drugs Act. Country/Territory Ghana Document type Legislation Date 1992 (1996) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to to provide standards for the sale of food and drugs and for related matters. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Basic legislation Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Slaughtering Inspection Fraud Food additives Geographical area Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract This Act makes provision for the control of manufacturing and placing on the market of food and drugs in Ghana. Full text English Website www.epa.gov.gh References - Legislation Amended by Food and Drugs (Amendment) Act ( No. 523). Legislation | Ghana | 1996 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Condiments/herbs/spices, Fraud, Food additives Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Public Health Act, 2012 (Act No. 851 of 2012). Legislation | Ghana | 2012 Keyword: Basic legislation, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety, Processing/handling, Slaughtering, Registration, Vending, International trade, Fraud, Offences/penalties, Food additives, Packaging/labelling, Pesticides, Indigenous peoples, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Dangerous animal/harmful animal, Disinfection/disinfestation, Drugs, Pollution control, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX