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19 Sep

GSA Shuts Down Company Producing Substandard Mattress

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ZXZ Company Limited, a Chinese-owned firm producing the Moonda brand of mattresses, in Afienya-Accra, has been shut down by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) for using uncertified products. The GSA, acting on a tip-off, conducted a market survey that revealed a Chinese company was trading substandard mattresses using unapproved materials. The company, which is not registered with the GSA, poses a danger to citizens purchasing these products. During an operation by a team comprising GSA officials, Ghana Police Service (GPS) and media, it was revealed that the company is using polystyrene instead of polyurethane, which is not used for the…

20 Apr

Top Officials Of Ghana Standards Authority Cited For Contempt

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Some top officials of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) have been cited for contempt for allegedly failing or refusing to restore two employees to their original positions. The officials cited for contempt are Chairman of the GSA Governing Board Prof Felix Mills Robertson, other board members Marty Taylor and Idrissu Abdulai and Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah. The employees behind the action are Richard Asiedu Ofori who, prior to the events leading to the legal action, was Head of the Industrial Metrology Department and Evans Asiedu who was Head of Legal Metrology Department. Mr Ofori was transferred to the GSA’s Eastern…

29 Mar

New Building Code Could Create Over 100,000 Jobs – GSA Director-General

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President of the African Organisation for Standardisation and Director-General Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Prof. Alex Dodoo, has stated that the newly developed national building code and regulation framework when properly implemented can create much-needed jobs in the real estate sector. He said effective implementation of the new building code – Ghana Building Code (GhBC) GS 1207:2018 which is a modified adoption of the International Building Code (IBC) that lays down the essential requirements that buildings must conform – has potential to create an additional 100,000 jobs along the building and construction value chain. The new code takes cognisance of the…

08 Sep

Food Scientists Push For Stronger Collaboration To Ensure Resilient Food Systems

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Food scientists are calling for a stronger collaboration between government, producers and consumers to help ensure a more resilient food system. In Ghana, it is estimated that 2.5 percent of the population suffer from food-borne illness each year. This is according to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and a World Bank report. This is not an isolated case as some foods sold on the Ghanaian market are sometimes aflatoxins contaminated with food sellers often times oblivious of the effects of unsanitary conditions under which these foods are prepared and served. At a conference organised by the Northern regional chapter…