Correspondence from Ashanti Region As part of the World Food Safety Day celebrations, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has held a sensitisation programme for market women at the Santasi Market in Kumasi, emphasising public vigilance and warning that those who sell unsafe food products will be prosecuted.
David Oppong Darko, Ashanti Regional Environmental Health Officer of the FDA, reaffirmed the authority's commitment to educating both vendors and consumers during the outreach event. "Even yesterday, we had one, and today we are with the Santasi Market Women.
And it is all about education," he said.
Oppong Darko explained that the FDA's sensitisation focused on protecting food from contamination and discouraging the use of harmful additives, particularly in palm oil. "They have been advised not to add additives to the palm oil that they are selling and other foodstuffs.
