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Ghana Standards Board (Food, Drugs and other Goods) General Labelling Rules, 1992 (L.I. No. 1541).

Country/Territory
Ghana
Document type
Regulation
Date
1992
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Standards
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

These Rules provide that no person shall offer for sale, sell, distribute, import or otherwise dispose or pre-package food or drugs unless the food or drug is labelled in accordance with provisions of regulation 1. Rule 2 spells out particular requirements relating to naming of food. The second Part of the Rules concerns the labelling of other goods than food or drugs. The Ghana Standards Board may specify additional labelling requirements. The Board shall also appoint inspectors for purposes of enforcing provisions of these Rules. Powers of inspectors are specified in rule 8. Enforcement actions include detention and seizure of goods (rules 9-11).

Full text
English
Website
www.epa.gov.gh; www.gsa.gov.gh

References - Legislation

Implements

Standards Authority Act, 1973.

Legislation | Ghana | 1973 (1979)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX