Ghana - Apply for Agro-Produce Cold Storage License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. Application form for Apply for Agro-Produce Cold Storage License is available in the Food and drugs authority(FDA) regional office in Accra contact link
2. The applicant has to approach the FDA office. Then, the applicants can get their application form or lick the link below to download link.
3. Read carefully through the application forms as there contain different section.
4. Please complete each section of this application form as a Word document then submit a printed version of the completed form, along with the supporting documents to the FDA regional office or the head office for verification and processing.
5. Applicant must make sure to carry both photocopies and originals of all documents are necessary for completing this procedure.
6. Please refer to the fees details in the “Fees” section of this page.
7. Pay the processing fees, upon which you will be issued with a receipt
8. The FDA will dispatch an inspector to the facility premises for inspection to determine if all Good Cold Storage Practices (GCSP) and Good Distribution Practice are meeting.
9. A copy of the report finding will be given to the applicant and if any modification or upgrading is required,Corrective Action and Preventive Action Report (CAPA) report will be issued and you will be required rectify the problem.
10. Upon successful implementation of the CAPA, a follow-up inspection may be conducted by the inspection team to ascertain the effectiveness of the implementation (where applicable).
11. If the Expert committee formed by the FDA are satisfied that all the conditions are meet as required for the application, the applicant will be notified of the outcome and issued with the license by the register/authorized official.
12. Generally, the processing time for this procedure is 1 month.

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Required Documents

• Application form link.
• Citizens need to be in possession of a valid national identity card.
• Companies need to be in possession of a valid company's registration certificate.
• Proof of payment
• A site master file (required information attached to form)
• Any other documents that may be requested by the FDA

Note: A copy of the submitted documents shall be endorsed by the FDA and returned to the applicant.

Office Locations & Contacts

Cover Letter Addressed To:
The Chief Executive
Food and Drugs Authority
P.O. Box CT 2783
Cantonments – Accra
GHANA.

Return Completed Form To:
Chief Executive Officer,
Food and Drugs Authority,
17 South Legon Commercial Areas,
SHIASHIE, ACCRA.
Contact Link

Location: Accra
Address: Food and Drugs Authority
Health consultant in Accra, Ghana.
17 Nelson Mandela Ave, Accra, Ghana.
JRG9+2Q Accra, Ghana
Contact number- +233 30 223 3200
Location link

Eligibility

• Citizens and companies in Ghana are eligible for this application.

Fees

• Refer to the FDA approved structure fees link or contact the FDA for fees and bank details.

Validity

• The license is valid for one year and renewable thereafter

Documents to Use

Link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The Processing time for this procedure is 1 month.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

• FDA can reject you application and you have the right to address any issue raised concerning their applications within a period of three (3) months of receipt of the notice.
• If the FDA does not receive any response within the period specified you will reapply for licensing.
• An appeal for the review of an application may be made in writing to the Minister of Health within thirty days of receipt of the rejection notice.

Required Information

• Name of the company
• Address of the operating residence
• Contact details(email address, telephone, fax ,mobile number)
• Details of person to contact (name, position, telephone/mobile number)
• Details of the owner (name,telephone/mobile number)
• Exact location of storage facility: Indicate any land marks if any
• Ghana Post Digital Address
• Maximum storage capacity in Tonnes
• Type of freezer facility: a) Ordinary freezer b) Blast freezer
• Type of freezing element used: a) Ammonia gas b) Freon gas
• Indicate availability of generator and horsepower
• Indicate other facilities used by company but not belonging to company
• Declaration
• sketch directions to the cold storage facility, indicating landmarks, if any
• Other documents that the FDA may request

Need for the Document

• Agro produce storage (warehouse and cold room) operators are required to register and obtain licence of package facilities from the Food and Drugs Authority’s (FDA) after meeting the acceptable standards as set by the FDA.
• The aim of these is to maintain the integrity of the produce for their intended purpose in relation to the Public Health Act, 2012, Act 851.

Information which might help

More information can be obtained via link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

Link

Others

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