The Eastern Regional Manager of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Anita Owusu-Kuffour, has called for an immediate ban on locally made cooking pots popularly known as “Dadesen.” She said FDA investigations had detected dangerous levels of lead used in the production of the pots, warning that the contamination poses serious health risks to consumers. Madam Owusu-Kuffour made the call during a stakeholder engagement on heavy metal contamination in cereal-legume mixes held in Somanya, in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region. She explained that FDA surveillance revealed that…
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