The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) have confiscated more than four million pieces of fake, unregistered or non-compliant baby diapers following a market surveillance exercise nationwide.
The exercise aims to intensify efforts to protect children and consumers from potentially unsafe baby care products, targeting unregistered and unbranded baby diapers being sold across the country.
The Executive Director, Mediation and Arbitration at the Consumer Protection Agency, Nana Prempeh Okogyeabour Aduhene, disclosed that the exercise forms part of a nationwide campaign to remove products that do not meet regulatory requirements from the market.
The campaign comes amid concerns raised over the sale of baby care products without the required registration, proper labelling or evidence of compliance with safety standards.
The exercise began in the Western Region with teams conducting inspections in Takoradi and its surrounding environs before extending the operation to Tarkwa.
The operation resulted in the seizure of several quantities of unregistered and unbranded diapers, including Softcare diapers and assorted unbranded products.
In Takoradi, seizures were recorded at Kadiesoa Mothercare, Akosua Ventures, El-Vitessa Enterprise, Diaper House, R. Boys Everyday Needs, Kari-J Essentials and King C Ventures.
The team confiscated 16 packs of unregistered Softcare diapers from Kadiesoa Mothercare, 48 packs of assorted unbranded diapers from Akosua Ventures, and 180 packs from El-Vitessa Enterprise.
At Diaper House, one bale of assorted unbranded diapers and 29 packs of unregistered Softcare diapers were seized. R. Boys Everyday Needs had 29 packs of unbranded diapers confiscated, while Kari-J Essentials had 74 packs of assorted unbranded diapers seized. King C Ventures had 11 packs of unregistered Softcare diapers seized.
The operation was subsequently extended to Koma Oyie Enterprise in Takoradi and businesses in Tarkwa, including Clevid Enterprise, Claxvis, Gladys Kwofie Anum Ventures and Brecom Enterprise.
In Tarkwa, the team seized 16 packs of assorted unbranded diapers from Clevid Enterprise, 14 packs of unregistered Softcare diapers from Claxvis, 15 packs from Gladys Kwofie Anum Ventures and 80 packs of unbranded diapers from Brecom Enterprise.
The agencies are expected to continue the exercise in the Bono Region and other regions, as part of the efforts to identify and remove unregistered baby diapers from the Ghanaian market.
The campaign is expected to continue through the end of the year in other parts of the country, as authorities have warned businesses against stocking or selling baby care products that do not meet Ghana's regulatory requirements.
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