The document discusses product labelling standards in Ghana. It outlines the importance of clear labelling for informing consumers and protecting them from false claims and counterfeit products. The document then examines Ghanaian labelling laws and standards for different product categories like food, drugs, equipment, and other goods. It notes challenges with labelling including language barriers and consumer education levels. Ghana's labelling rules require products to include information like name, ingredients, expiration dates, storage instructions, and manufacturer details. Standardizing labelling helps consumers make safe and informed choices.

1. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
(GHANA)
consumer education is self-preservation
CONSUMER ISSUES IN
STANDARDIZATION IN
GHANA
Product Information & Labelling
Jean Lukaz MIH MTS
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2. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
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Importance of Labelling
consumer education is self-preservation
• Clearly informs consumers of:
– brand and identity of product
– its intended use/purpose
– how it should be used, maintained and stored
– any residual risks, warnings or contra-indications
– disposal
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3. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
(GHANA)
consumer education is self-preservation
Importance of Labelling Standards
Protects consumers against
–False and Misleading Claims
–Counterfeit & sub-standard Products
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4. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
(GHANA)
Food labelling
consumer education is self-preservation
• Food labelling is the primary means of
communication between the producer and
seller of food on one hand, and the purchaser
and consumer of the other.
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5. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
(GHANA)
Drugs Labelling
consumer education is self-preservation
GENERAL
• description and clinical pharmacology,
• ingredients,
• indications,
• contraindications,
• warnings and precautions,
• adverse reactions,
• dosage and administration, and
• overdosage.
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6. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
(GHANA)
Equipment Labelling
consumer education is self-preservation
• Equipment Labelling serves to communicate
safety and performance related information to
users of the devices as well as to identify
individual devices
– Bridging Language Barriers: the use of
standardized symbols and self-sufficient graphical
instructions
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7. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
(GHANA)
consumer education is self-preservation
Instructions
for
Use
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8. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
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Labelling Standards
consumer education is self-preservation
• CODEX ALIMENTARIUS Standards
– Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (CODEX STAN 1-1985)
– Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling (CAC/GL 2-1985)
– Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and
Marketing of Organically Produced Foods (GL 32-1999)
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Country labelling Laws
ISO Environmental/Eco labelling (ISO 1400 Series)
Fairtrade labelling
Carbon labelling
ISO/IEC Guide 37-Instructions for use of products of
consumer interest
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9. THE CONSUMER
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Marketing Claims
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ozone friendly
100% recycled paper
phosphate free
designed for disassembly
recyclable
totally eco-friendly
fat-free
100% juice
100% Natural
‘HACCP Certified’ Perfumed Rice from Thailand
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10. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
(GHANA)
Challenges
consumer education is self-preservation
• Language barriers
• Consumers’ level of literacy/ Consumer
Education
• Non-uniformity of legal labelling requirements
of countries
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11. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
(GHANA)
consumer education is self-preservation
Ghana Standards Board
(Food, Drugs and other
Goods) General Labelling
Rules, 1992 (L.I.1541.)
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12. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
(GHANA)
"label"
consumer education is self-preservation
• includes any tag, brand, mark, pictorial or
other descriptive matter,
– written,
– printed,
– embossed or
– impressed on or
– attached to the itemor
– inserted in its container
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13. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
(GHANA)
Sections
consumer education is self-preservation
• PART I-FOOD AND DRUGS
• PART II – GOODS OTHER THAN FOOD AND
DRUGS
• PART III-GENERAL
• SCHEDULES
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14. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
(GHANA)
PART I-FOOD AND DRUGS
consumer education is self-preservation
• 1. (1) No person shall offer for sale, sell distribute. import
or otherwise dispose of prepackaged food or drug, unless
the food or drug is marked or labelled with
(a) the name of the food or drug
(b) a list of ingredients in the food or in respect of drugs, active
ingredients, showing the amount of each present in the drug
(c) an indication of the minimum durability in the form of
(i) date of manufacture and expiry date or best before date or
use-by-date in respect to food or
(ii) date of manufacture and expiry date in respect of drugs.
(d)any special storage conditions and handling precautions that
may be necessary.
(e)instructions or directions for use or warnings and precautions
that may be necessary in respect of a drug
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15. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
(GHANA)
PART I-FOOD AND DRUGS
consumer education is self-preservation
• (f)instructions for use in respect of food, if it would be
difficult to make appropriate use of the food in the
absence of such instructions
• (g)an indication of the net contents in the form of net
mass or volume or number of doses in respect of drugs
• (h) code marks or numbers indicating the batches of
production or packaging to which the food or drug
belongs
• (i)country of origin of the food or drug and
• (j)the name and address of the producer
,manufacturer, importer, packer, distributor or of the
seller of the food or drug
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16. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
(GHANA)
consumer education is self-preservation
PART II – GOODS OTHER THAN FOOD
AND DRUGS
No persons shall offer for sale, sell, distribute, import or otherwise
dispose of the goods specified in the First Schedule to these Rules
unless the goods are marked or labelled with
• (a)a name which indicates or describes the nature or kind of good
• (b)code marks or numbers indicating the batches of production to
which the goods belong
• (c)a date of manufacture and expiry or best before date; where
applicable
• (d)an indication of the content in the form of net mass or volume
where applicable
• (e)dimensional mass and volume characteristics where applicable
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17. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
(GHANA)
consumer education is self-preservation
PART II – GOODS OTHER THAN FOOD
AND DRUGS
• (f)electro technical or chemical characteristics where
applicable
• (g)any special storage conditions or handling precautions
that may be necessary or conditions of use
• (h)instructions or directions for use warnings and
precautions that may be necessary if it would be difficult to
make appropriate use of the goods in the absence of such
instructions or directions
• (i)country of origin of the goods and
• (j)the name and address of the
producer, manufacturer, importer, distributor or seller of
the s
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18. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
(GHANA)
FIRST SCHEDULE (RULE 3)
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Gas cookers and appliances
Refrigerators and food freezers.
Electric fans and regulatorsRadio receivers[cassette players
Television sets
Room air-conditioners/
Electric lamps
Electrical fittings and accessories
Office equipment (e1ectricals only; i.e.
computers, fax machines,
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19. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
(GHANA)
FIRST SCHEDULE (RULE 3)
consumer education is self-preservation
10. Electric motors
11. General Household electrical appliances and
accessories
(i) Immersion electric heaters
(ii) Electric pressing irons
(iii) Water heaters/electric kettles, etc
12. Cement for the building industry
13. Electric cables
14. Dry cell batteries
15. Lead-acid starter batteries
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20. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
(GHANA)
FIRST SCHEDULE (RULE 3)
consumer education is self-preservation
16. Paints
17. Pesticides
18. Body creams
19. Soap
20. Hair products
21. Detergents
22. Body powders
23. Toothpaste
24. Poultry feed, including pre-mixes
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21. THE CONSUMER
PARTNERSHIP
(GHANA)
consumer education is self-preservation
Thank You
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