The Voice:
Skin bleaching will be banned in Ghana from August, as the African country attempts to strengthen public health and safety.
Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has resolved to ban the sale of cosmetic products which contain the skin bleaching ingredient hydroquinone, effective August this year.
The decision, which forms part of a directive from the state’s Standard Authority, is an attempt to deter users of the cancer-causing chemical within the Ghanaian market.
FDA spokesperson James Lartey has confirmed that the products will no longer be imported to the country.
“Concerning skin lightening products, we are saying that from August 2016, all products containing hydroquinone will not be allowed into the country. From 2016, the acceptance for skin lightening products is going to be zero,” he revealed to Starr FM in Accra.
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PHOTO: In this file photo a woman demonstrates how she applies skin-bleaching products to her skin in Jamaica.
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