{
  "id": 1481047,
  "title": "FDA cautions against use of chemicals for plantain ripening",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/fda-cautions-against-use-of-chemicals-for-plantain-ripening",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-17T12:04:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/fda-cautions-against-use-of-chemicals-for-plantain-ripening/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned traders and the general public against the indiscriminate use of chemicals to accelerate the ripening of plantain. The warning follows a video circulating on social media alleging the use of a chemical substance to ripen plantain at the Madina Market in Accra. The FDA, in collaboration with […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}