Ashanti Region: FDA, CPA crackdown on fake, contaminated baby diapers
Officials of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), in collaboration with the Consumer Protection Agency (CPA), have begun a region-wide operation to seize substandard, expired, and fake baby diapers from the market in the Ashanti Region.
The confiscated products, authorities say, pose serious health risks to infants and consumers.
The joint exercise follows intelligence-gathering, extensive market surveillance, and laboratory analyses conducted on several diaper brands.
Officials stressed that infants, who are particularly vulnerable to microbial infections, face the greatest danger.
The Executive Director of CPA in charge of Mediation and Arbitration, Nana Prempeh Okogyeabour Aduhene, praised the FDA for its collaboration and reiterated the agency’s commitment to safeguarding consumers.
He noted that while regulatory bodies are doing their best, the challenge is worsened by porous borders that enable the inflow of fake goods.
