Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851)
Ghanaian legislation establishing the food safety regulatory framework administered by the FDA, under which pasteurization requirements for commercially sold milk apply.
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Ghana's Food and Drugs Authority requires pasteurization for commercial milk under the Public Health Act 2012, but approximately 90% of milk traders do not pasteurize. Nunu, a spontaneously fermented raw milk product, is a traditional food in Ghana's northern regions.
Legal Status & Regulations
Ghana's food safety framework is administered by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) under the Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851). Pasteurization is required for milk sold commercially under Ghanaian food safety standards, and control measures officially include mandatory pasteurization by milk traders before sale to consumers.
Academic studies document that only approximately 10% of informal milk traders in Ghana pasteurize or heat-treat milk before sale, with the remaining 90% selling raw or minimally handled milk. Nunu, a product made from spontaneously fermented raw milk, is a significant traditional food in Ghana's northern regions, produced and sold primarily by Fulani communities. The informal dairy sector operates largely outside FDA oversight, with enforcement concentrated on licensed food manufacturers rather than small-scale informal vendors.
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