The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has disclosed how popular Ghanaian delicacy turkey tail, locally called “tsofi,” which has been banned in the country, still finds its way into Ghanaian markets. Though the product has been banned since 1999 over health risks, it continues to surface in markets and cold stores nationwide. Following recent discourse […]

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The Authority emphasised that protecting children and young people from exposure to tobacco and nicotine products remains

Interventions and policies should be developed to help normalise maternal mental health challenges and encourage women to seek help without fear.

Over the years, the FDA and the Ghana Police Service have conducted joint operations in markets to seize turkey tail products from traders.

Professor Sampson Antwi, a Nephrologist at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), has advised the public to be more mindful of the foods they purchase and consume from street vendors, warning that some may pose significant health risks. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Kumasi, he cautioned against excessive sodium intake, […]

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Dr Prince Mawutor, a researcher at the Centre for Plant Medicine Research, has warned that illegal mining and toxic chemicals are threatening medicinal plants and public health.   He said the destruction of forests and contamination of soil and water bodies are reducing the availability, quality and safety of medicinal plants used in healthcare. Dr […]