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 titleAn 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. Full text English 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