The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in a public notice has announced a new advertisement approval statement for businesses and products in the media, expected to take effect from February 1, 2021.
According to the Authority, the ad statement will simply be “This advert is FDA Approved,” from the current “This advert has been vetted and approved by the FDA.”
The FDA has therefore called for all new applicants wishing to advertise their products in the electronic and print media to take note and make the necessary amendments henceforth.
“As a result, all new applicants who wish to advertise their products in the electronic and print media should take note and make the necessary amendments,” the notice read.
“The FDA would like to take this opportunity to remind all its clients that per Sections 100(2) and 114(1) of the Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851), it is an offence to advertise any FDA regulated product in the media unless the advertisement has been approved by the Authority,” it further said.
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