The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has secured a major legal victory in its ongoing fight to protect public health, following a court ruling that sentenced Nana Agyeman Badu, owner of Ansu Gyeabour Chemical in Chiraa, Bono Region, to 17 years in prison for selling expired medicinal products.
According to an FDA statement dated May 6, 2025, the case stems from a 2022 seizure of expired medical items at Badu's shop during a joint operation with the Bono Regional Police Command.
Following investigations, the matter was forwarded to the police for prosecution.
Delivering judgment on April 29, 2025, the Circuit Court in Sunyani, presided over by His Honour Sylvester Nii Okine Ablorh, found Badu guilty of selling, offering, and exhibiting expired medical products in violation of FDA regulations.
