As part of its mandate to uphold Public Health and Safety, the Eastern Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), in collaboration with the Ghana National Association of Traditional Healers on Thursday, 3rd June 2021, organized a three days training program for its members.
Speaking to Bryt FM, the Eastern Regional Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) director, Mr. Samuel Kwakye indicated that, the Authority expected herbal medicine producers to ensure best health and safety practices.
Mr. Samuel Kwakye advised the producers to use required preservatives, to spell out details of their drugs on the containers, do proper branding and packaging, and urged them to certify their drugs at the FDA before selling to the public.
“The Authority has intensified its training and supervisory role to promote and maintain good personal hygiene for herbal medicine production to avert possible contamination,” he said.
The participants were taken through topics, Microbial Contaminations of Herbal Products and Sources, Preservation and formulation of herbal products, Good Manufacturing Practices, Labeling Requirements, disease conditions and indications, doses, and storage processes.
Mr. Kingsley Yaw Nkansah, Eastern Regional Chairman of Ghana National Association of Traditional Healers urged his members to adhere to proper personal hygiene and clean working environments.
Osofo Kwabena Okyere, a participant, on behalf of his colleagues thanked the organizers for the workshop, saying it had enlightened them to improve on their businesses.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com
