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‘Operating restaurant without Food Hygiene Permit unlawful’
Dr Edward Archer addressing the participants
The Chief Regulatory Officer at FDA,Dr Edward Archer hasurged food establishments across the country to regularise their activities with the authority.
He said securing a Food Hygiene Permit will help keep the industry in check when it comes to compliance and emphasised the need to put the safety of food consumers at the heart of the culinary service industry.
He said this in Accra last week at a workshop organised by Bolt Food in collaboration with the Food and Drugs Authority for some selected Food Service Establishments (FSEs).
The workshop was aimed at educating FSEs, using the bolt food platform on the FDA’s activity in ensuring food safety and also interact with them to know their challenges while helping to address them.
“Anybody who is operating a restaurant or a food business without being issued a food hygiene permit is operating unlawfully, he said
Dr Archer called on food vendors, hotels, restaurants and chop bar operators to secure the necessary documentations before rendering such services to the public, adding that the FDA was ready to collaborate and promote the safety of FSEs in the country.
Speaking to the media in an interview, the Regulatory and Policy Head for Africa, Weyinmi Aghadiuno said the collaboration between Bolt Food and the FDA was in the three parts.
The parts,she said were partnerships, workshops and safe food handling training for couriers, adding that Bolt had identified 20 FSEs that have their business registration permit but do not have FDA permits.
“These top 20 FSEs, bolt will work with FDA to sponsor their license acquisition and the technical support they require. This is our way of giving back to the society,”she added.
Ms Aghadiuno said Bolt will from hence forth ensure that FSEs on their platform have their FDA licenses so as to put hygiene and safety first.
“We want to have that collaborative relationship with FDA and our FSEs; we want to build an ecosystem where we can proudly say that when you are ordering on bolt, you are assured that the FSEs on our platform have the FDA food licensing, safety and hygiene certificate,” Ms Aghadiuno added.
She also stated that Bolt was in discussion with FDA to agree on a time frame so as to ensure that FSEs on their platform get their certificates and food license.
By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu
The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Abena Osei Asare has expressed concerns about the failure of the Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) Mr. Paul Adjei to honour invitation of the Committee to assist in dealing with abandoned projects cited in the 2024 Auditor-General’s report.
She emphasised that some of the projects have been abandoned for more than 20 years and it kept reoccurring in the Auditor-General’s report yearly, stressing that the GETFund Administrator could assist by prioritising these projects.
However, he has failed to personally appear before the Committee since the commencement of the Committee’s public hearing in the 9th Parliament.
According to the 2024 Auditor-General’s report on Pre-University Educational Institutions, nine (9) Institutions with 16 projects awarded by the GET Fund Secretariat had been abandoned/delayed for a period ranging between three (3) and 28 years.
Some of the affected schools include Adanwomoase Senior High School (Boys and Girls dormitory abandoned for 12 years), Atoa Senior High School (Home Economics Block abandoned for 27 years), Beposo Senior High School (Dinning Hall and Kitchen Complex abandoned for 10 years and lastly KNUST Senior High School (Three storey classroom block abandoned for 20 years).
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy continued its oversight responsibilities with a working visit to the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) yesterday.
Chairman of the Committee, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, said the visit formed part of efforts to familiarize members with the Authority’s operations and to explore ways Parliament could provide the necessary support.
He explained that the NPA’s work is focused on regulating Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector, a critical area for national energy security.
Mr. Bedzrah noted that the Committee is particularly interested in assessing whether the country has adequate petroleum stock to meet demand.
He noted that rising geopolitical tensions, including the ongoing US–Iran conflict, could have adverse effect on Ghana’s energy supply and pricing.
He further disclosed that the Committee intends to engage closely with the Authority on a proposed new petroleum bill.
According to him, a draft of the legislation will be reviewed and possibly presented to Parliament under a certificate of urgency.
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