Tag: Ghana Standards Authority
Engineering Council and GSA explore ways to improve standards
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has engaged the Engineering Council of Ghana on the need to use its advocacy power to help enforce the...
GSA maintains fees to bring relief to importers and traders
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has agreed to maintain its old fees for the registration of importers.
This agreement was reached after a consensus-building meeting...
Government has not increased import duties – GSA
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has asked the public to disregard claims attributed to the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders that import duties have...
Avoid buy-one-get-one-free adverts in Yuletide – Volta FDA
Mr Gordon Kwabena Akurugu, Volta Regional Director of Food and Drug Authority (FDA) has cautioned the consuming public against buy-one-get-one-free enticement adverts in the...
GSA honours 2020 retirees
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), last Friday, organised a send-off ceremony in honour of five retiring staff in Accra after several years of service.
For...
Ghana Standards Authority rolls out nationwide expansion plans
The Ghana Standards Authority has opened offices in some of the newly created regions as part of plans to have a nationwide presence and...
MedTech Chamber Africa launched for effective healthcare delivery
MedTech Chamber Africa, a Ghanaian trade association representing the medical technology industry, has been launched to champion effective healthcare in the country.
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Government urged to enforce laws on the use of measuring scales
Farm Radio International, an agribusiness Non-Governmental Organisation, has appealed to the government to enforce laws on the use of measuring scales across the board...
World Standard Day 2020: Current theme and its significance
The World Standard Day is observed on the 14th of October every year.
It is usually commemorated in several forms and themes to raise...
FDA and GSA harmonisation of processes will reduce cost -Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana (PMAG) has lauded the harmonisation of the processes of the Food and Drugs Authority and the Ghana Standards...
GSA Director-General to speak on Rumour Management
Professor Alex Dodoo, the Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority, would be among distinguished speakers at an online forum on Rumour Management as part...
Ghana Standards Authority sensitises grain value chain operators, public on aflatoxins
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has organized a sensitization programme on the management for aflatoxins for more than 300 actors in the grain value...
Ghana Standards Authority trains 40 Extension officers in Ashanti Region
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has extended its sensitization campaign on aflatoxins to the Ashanti Region with the training of 40 Agriculture Extension Officers.
The...
Ghana standards Authority extends education on aflatoxin to market women
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has extended its aflatoxin campaign to sensitise food sellers and consumers in major markets on the harmful impact of...
Ghana Adopts Food Safety Policy
Many food environments worldwide have transformed in the past few decades. Consumers are often in a dilemma on what they should eat, how, and...
Ward-off unauthorised invasion of filling stations – AOMC
The Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMC) on Sunday called on the security agencies to ward-off unauthorized intruders of the Oil Marketing Companies (OMC)...
Ghana Standards Authority hails MiDA for US$1.5 million Test Laboratory
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has hailed the Millennium Development Authority’s effort to equip it with a modern testing laboratory to be able to...
Ghana Standards Authority certifies locally-made sanitizing tunnel
The Ghana Standards Authority has certified a locally-made sanitizing tunnel, which is a disinfection method to eliminate bacteria and viruses from users and help...
GSA offers face mask standards for free
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has made Standards for reusable face masks available to local manufacturers and the public free of charge.
The Management of...
GSA certifies newly automated hand washing machine
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has certified the invention of an automated hand washing machine for public use.
Mr Richard Kwarteng, the inventor of...
GSA Director General stresses need for standards in Gold Industry
Professor Alex Dodoo, the Director General of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), has stressed the importance of standards in ensuring certification and securing the...
Director-General of GSA paid courtesy call on Western North Minister
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), in its quest to increase its visibility across the country, has paid a courtesy call on the Western North...
Aflatoxin is a silent killer – GSA
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) is rolling out a media sensitisation campaign on aflatoxin claiming it is becoming a silent killer that needs to...
Parliament backs GSA to be given autonomy
Parliament has recommended to government to wean-off the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) off government subvention and “clothe” it with more legislative powers to...
GSA educates public on standard practices
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), as part of efforts to protect public health and facilitate trade, has visited the Oti Region to educate the...
Ghana Standards Authority to establish offices in Oti Region
The Director-General (DG) of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Professor Alex Dodoo, has paid a courtesy call on the Oti Regional Minister, Mr Kwesi...
GSA extends working hours to serve industry
The Ghana Standards Authority will from January 20, extend its testing service hours in a bid to satisfy customer needs of quick turnaround times.
Testing...
Ghana Standards Authority closes down manufacturing outlets
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has closed down manufacturing outlets engaged in the production of households chemical products, including insects killers, at a residential...
GSA to provide inspection and testing for Liberia’s fishing sector
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) is to provide third party certification inspection and testing for fish and fish products for Liberia as well as...
GSA presents building code to 29 Assemblies in Greater-Accra Region
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has presented the Ghana Building Code to the 29 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Greater Accra Region...