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Health Ministry considers using Public Health Act review to eliminate unhealthy fats in food products
Dr Adam said the strategy had three objectives: reducing the public health impact of trans fat, securing sustainable financing, and strengthening monitoring and enforcement.
Amos Laar of the University of Ghana School of Public Health presented the Ghana Double Duty Nutrient Profiling System, developed by the FDA and the Ministry of Health with academic support.
The Ministry of Health is considering using the ongoing review of the Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851), to introduce measures to eliminate industrially produced trans fatty acids (TFA) from food products on the Ghanaian market.
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