Wo nnɔbae na ɛkyerɛ nsiesiei kwan. Nea wubenya mu na ɛkyerɛ nhyehyɛe.

Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) hwɛ nnuane ne nnuane yɛ mmeae so wɔ Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851) ase. Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) de gyinapɛn si hɔ na ɔhwɛ EASYPASS Verification of Conformity nhyehyɛe no so ma nneɛma a wɔde ba ɔman mu a ɛfata. Ghana Revenue Authority Customs Division na ɛma adesoa fi ICUMS so. Ɛsɛ sɛ Ghana adwuma wura no hu asɛyɛde ahorow a ɛfa adwumayɛbea no ne adesoa biara ho.

Ebia abien no nyinaa bɛfa wo ho, na wɔyɛ akwannya ahorow abien. Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkyerɛw beae no din wɔ Act 851 section 130 ase, na FDA de adwumayɛbea tumi krataa ma wɔ section 131 ase; adwumayɛbea tumi krataa no yɛ afe biara de. Wɔkyerɛw nnuane biara a wɔadi kan hyɛ mu no din nkyekyɛm wɔ section 97 ase ansa na wɔtɔn anaa wɔkyɛ. Nkyerɛwee ahorow nte ase wɔ bere tenten a ade din kyerɛw di so, enti bisa FDA hu bere a ɛwɔ hɔ mprempren ne nsɛm a ɛfa foforoyɛ ho ma wo nneɛma no.

FDA Guidelines for the Establishment of a Food Processing Plant (FDA/FID/GL-FPF/2020/01) de nea ɛfa beae, adwumayɛbea no, mfidie, ade pa ne ahotew ho hwɛsoɔ ne adwumayɛfo ho ahiadeɛ si hɔ, na ehia sɛ mmeae no di Codes of Good Manufacturing Practices a ɛwɔ hɔ mprempren akyi, a FDA ne FAO GMP ne Good Hygiene Practice nkyerɛkyerɛ nwoma boa so. Wɔanhu Ghana Standard a wɔde nɔma ato so biara a ɛfa nnuane GMP mmara nyinaa ho wɔ GSA nkrataa a ɔmanfo tumi hwɛ mu, enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde beae nhyehyɛe, nsu kwan ne mfidie a wɔpaw toto FDA akwankyerɛ nkrataa a ɛfa wo adwuma ho no ho.

GSA Verification of Conformity nkrataa no bobɔ "Machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment; Parts thereof" ka nneɛma akuw a Ghana EASYPASS Programme no fa ho, na ɛka sɛ ɛyɛ ahyɛde ma nneɛma a wɔde ba ɔman mu a ɛfata fi 1 July 2026, na wɔhwɛ gyinapɛn no ansa na wɔde adesoa no afi ɔman a efi mu ba no mu. GSA tintim nneɛma akuw mmom sen HS-koodu nhwehwɛmu a ɔmanfo tumi hwɛ, na wɔanhu mpaepaemu biara a wɔatintim a eyi capital goods, adwuma nneɛma anaa adwumayɛbea mu adeɛ nyinaa fi mu, enti sɛ nhataeɛ anaa nnuane-mfidie tow ntentan bi behia Certificate of Conformity anaa ɛnhia no, egyina nkyekyɛmu so na ɛsɛ sɛ wobisa GSA wɔ easypass@gsa.gov.gh hu.

Sɛnea nkyekyɛmu no te no, ebia nea ɔde nneɛma ba ne clearing agent no behia commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading anaa airway bill, HS nkyekyɛmu ne mfiridwuma ho nkyerɛkyerɛmu, EASYPASS Certificate of Conformity bere a ehia, ne ICUMS declaration ama GRA Customs Division. GSA hwɛ sɛ krataa no yɛ nokware ansa na wɔagyae ma customs mu twam, enti adesoa a eduru hɔ na enni krataa a tumi wɔ so no betumi aka hyɛngyinabea hɔ. Hu nkrataa no pɛpɛɛpɛ, ne sɛ wobebu adwumayɛbea a container pii soa no sɛ adesoa baako anaa, ansa na wode kɔ.

Ɛnyɛ mmara a ɛfa obiara ho saa. Ebia wɔbɛhwɛ kwan sɛ wobedi HACCP so wɔ nnuane ahobammɔ ho, sɛnea FDA ahiadeɛ a ɛfa adwuma bi ho kyerɛ, anaa adetɔfo ne amanaman mu gua bebisa; ISO 22000 nso yɛ nkyekyɛm foforo a obi foforo de ma, a nea ɛte sɛ ehia anaa ennhia gyina ɔdetɔfo no ne gua a wosom so. Bisa FDA ne wo adetɔfo hu nea ɛfa wo nneɛma ne wo gua ho ansa na woasi gyinae wɔ krataa kwan bi so.

Krataafa yi nka saa biara, na ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔka afidie biara ho asɛm sɛ wɔagye ato mu dedaw wɔ Ghana. GEM Foodtech betumi aka mfiridwuma ho nkyerɛkyerɛmu ne mfiridwuma nkrataa a ɛwɔ hɔ ma ntentan a wɔreyɛ ho nhyɛmu, ho asɛm. Sɛ afidie anaa adesoa bi behia EASYPASS Certificate of Conformity anaa, ne sɛ adwumayɛbea a wɔasi no di FDA ahiadeɛ so anaa, ɛsɛ sɛ Ghana nea ɔde nneɛma ba no ne GSA ne FDA hwɛ hu ma mfidie ne adesoa pɔtee no.

Yɛn mfiridwuma fekuw betumi ahwɛ nneɛma a ɛka nnuane ho, sɛnea wobetumi ahohoro mu, nsiesiei kwan, utilities a ehia ne nkrataa a ɛwɔ hɔ bere a yɛreyɛ adwuma no nhyehyɛe, a FDA nnuane nsiesiei adwumayɛbea akwankyerɛ wɔ yɛn ani so. Beae din kyerɛw, adwumayɛbea tumi krataa, nneɛma din kyerɛw, gyinapɛn nhwehwɛmu ne customs mu twam da so yɛ Ghana adwuma wura no ne bannafo a ɛfa ho no asɛyɛde.