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Ban on Adonko Bitters finally lifted
The FDA said, the producers of the beverage had expressed its willingness to cooperate with the authority to safeguard public health and safety
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The ban was lifted after the beverage manufacturers successfully met the conditions proposed by the FDA.
READ MORE: Adonko bitters petition FDA over ban
The FDA said, the producers of the beverage had expressed its willingness to cooperate with the authority to safeguard public health and safety.
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In a letter signed by the Head of Communications and Public Education of the FDA, Mr James Lartey, it said "In view of the company’s compliance with the directives and follow-up compliance with other regulatory directives issued and formally informing the Authority of its willingness to co-operate with the FDA to safeguard public health and safety, the suspension has been lifted effective Friday, May 12, 2017."
"We acknowledge receipt of the copies of the proposed new labels and the PET bottles which you intend to use for the packaging of your product. Evaluation of the labels have been carried out and found satisfactory; meets the requirement in the guideline for the labeling of pre-packaged foods (alcoholic beverages). You may therefore proceed to use these PET bottles and labels," the FDA said.
The proposed advert for the product has also been sanctioned by the FDA.
Early this month, the Angel Group of companies, manufacturers of Adonko Bitters was slapped with a GHȻ25,000.00 ban for contravening the FDA code on sale and advertisement of alcoholic beverages.
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The action of the FDA followed a concert organised by the beverage company at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Easter Monday, April 17, 2017, that turned into a drinking spree, leading to a situation where many youth and minors passed out after the excessive intake of Adonko Bitters.
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