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Washed ashore fish: FDA dispatches inspection team to specific markets


Business News of Tuesday, 6 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has said it has dispatched an inspection team to some markets in the capital, Accra. This is aimed at preventing the sale and public consumption of a variety of fish and sea mammals that were washed ashore at the Osu Castle, Axim and Keta beaches recently. The Authority in a statement explained that the team will primarily monitor the Osu Mandela market in the Korle Klottey constituency. While laboratory investigations are ongoing, the Authority warns the general public to desist from consuming the fish washed ashore in view of the potential risk to health and safety,” portions of the statement read. Meanwhile, the FDA and other environmental agencies have begun laboratory investigations to ascertain the cause of the aquatic creatures getting washed ashore.


Source: GhanaWeb April 06, 2021 11:26 UTC



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