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GHANA – The Ministry of Trade and Industry has warned that Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) without accreditation from the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) run the risk of missing out on deals with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). These sentiments come after a survey conducted by the GSA revealed that fifty percent (50%) of local manufacturers fail to…
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GHANA – The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has partnered with the British Standards Institute (BSI) in order to ease the adoption of international standards and participation in the development of global standards. BSI is the national standards body of the United Kingdom. It produces technical standards on a wide range of products and services and also supplies certification and standards-related…
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GHANA – As part of its 10-year Cashew Development Plan, Ghana has developed a Code of Practice for Cashew Planting Material Production that will enable nurseries to produce quality seedlings. The Code of Practice (CoP) is the fruit of an alliance between the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) and the Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), an international economic development organization that…
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GHANA – The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has embarked on a public sensitization at Kumasi Central Business district to educate traders about its mandate and clamp down on uncertified products. Samuel Kofi Frimpong, Director of the Ghana Standards Authority-Middle Belt, said persons found culpable will either be fined or imprisoned. “Due to the challenge posed by Ghana’s illiteracy rate, the…
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GHANA – Ghana National Egg Campaign Secretariat (GNECS) in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have organized a day’s training on egg standards for egg sellers and producers in Ho, the Volta Regional Capital. About 50 participants, mainly cooperative groups from Kaneshie, Mallam Attah, Dome and Achimota markets, received training on…
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GHANA – The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has engaged the services of 200 trainees of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) to help ensure that imported goods and those manufactured in the country meet acceptable standards. NABCO is a Ghanaian initiative to provide jobs to unemployed post-secondary school graduates. The trainees known as the Trading Standards Officers (TSOs), have been drafted…
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GHANA – Ghana Standards Authority’s (GSA) Pesticide Residue, Food and Drinks Laboratories has received a boost from the Global Quality Standards Programme (GQSP) which has furnished them with lab equipment and consumables. The Global Quality Standards Programme is a large-scale programme funded by the Swiss Confederation through the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and implemented by the United…
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GHANA – The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has partnered with the Ghana Police Service to train standards inspectors to fight against the importation of inferior goods. Speaking at the 10th edition of the Quality Awards by the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Professor Alex Dodoo, the Director General of the GSA, said these inspectors will be equipped to check the…
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GHANA – The government of Ghana through the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) will host the 65th Council Meeting of the African Organization for Standardization (ARSO) in Accra, amidst calls to accelerate the harmonization of standards in the region which is seen as crucial to achieving the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). It is the first Council…
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GHANA – The Ghana Standards Authority(GSA) has given an assurance that it will support the various trade organizations to improve the standards of locally produced goods and ensure that all imported products meet the required national standards. The authority is committed to improving the ease of doing business for the private sector and providing a level playing field for all…
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