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Promoters Use Fake, Vague Addresses In Kumasi As Contact Details • These Products Are Not Registered — Ghana Regulatory Agency Nigeria's total import value ...

He maintained that it was the only way to get the herbal product across to the customer. She said the filled application form would be submitted along with an application letter that is printed on the company’s letterheaded paper to the chief executive officer of the FDA. Similarly, she said that the number, 002462, on Ghana Swaga was not issued by Ghana Food and Drugs Authority because it has no FDA prefix and an alphabet. She also said that the product with the so-called herbal number was illegal too. The phone number on Super Power Bitters, a Nigerian number was also dialled and the person who picked up the call claimed to be Dr Kofi. He was also asked to provide a Ghanaian registered phone number, though which a prospective customer could reach the outfit in Ghana, but he responded that there was none. In addition, a mail was sent to the Ghana Post Headquarters in Accra, to authenticate the ownership of the post office box, but there was no reply as at press time. True Caller, a smart phone application that identifies callers revealed that the numbers were registered in the name of Legend Flusher Ghana and Awu-wo herb respectively. He also claimed that it was because the product had made great impact in Ghana that it was being promoted and sold in Nigeria. Providing some explanation about numbering in the community, he revealed that the numbering of buildings in Abaobo No 1 has two formats; Roman and arithmetic numerals. Also, a critical look at some of these herbal drinks’ labels showed that despite the claims of being manufactured in Ghana, they do not have endorsement of the country’s regulatory authority- the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA). He stressed that if the product was not efficacious and safe, there was no way that the first-time buyers would return for further patronage.