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Food and Drugs (Amendment) Act ( No. 523).

Country/Territory
Ghana
Document type
Legislation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official publication, 6 pp.
Long title
An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Law, 1992; to provide for the fortification of salt to alleviate nutritional deficiencies, to bring the provisions of the Law in conformity with the Constitution and to provide for connected purposes.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Condiments/herbs/spices Fraud Food additives
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

Section 3 now reads: "a person who manufactures, labels, packages, sells or advertises any food in a manner that is false, misleading, or deceptive as regards character, nature, value, additives, substance, quality, composition, merit or safety commits an offence ". Section 6A provides for the mandatory fortification with potassium odiate of salt for human consumption. A new subsection concerning preservation of food is inserted in section 7.

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References - Legislation

Amends

Food and Drugs Act.

Legislation | Ghana | 1992 (1996)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Slaughtering, Inspection, Fraud, Food additives

Source: FAO, FAOLEX