{
  "id": 7966386,
  "title": "GSA directs businesses to regularise product certification before yuletide festivities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/gsa-directs-businesses-to-regularise-product-certification-before",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-17T06:29:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/gsa-directs-businesses-to-regularise-product-certification-before-yuletide-festivities/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Kumasi office of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has urged businesses in the Ashanti Region to complete their product certification and standards compliance before the Christmas and end-of-year festivities. The Authority pledged to intensify monitoring, surveillance, and enforcement during this period to ensure products meet required standards and protect consumers. The GSA praised companies that had already completed the Product Certification Process and obtained necessary certifications, highlighting their commitment to quality, consumer protection, and compliance with Ghana Standards. The Authority cautioned companies receiving penalty letters to promptly engage the Kumasi Office before specified deadline dates. Failure to respond might result in further regulatory actions, including public naming. The GSA urged food and non-food businesses yet to regularize their certification status to visit the Kumasi Office for guidance and assistance, recommending early certification initiation. The Authority explained that product certification is a third-party attestation that a product meets safety and quality requirements, encouraging consumers to patronize certified products. The GSA Kumasi Office assured the public that certified products and companies would be published on social media platforms and in subsequent press statements. The Authority reaffirmed its commitment to partnering with industry and stakeholders to promote quality, ensure fair trade, protect consumers, and create a favorable environment for business growth.",
  "summary": "The Kumasi office of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), has asked business entities in the Ashanti Region that are yet to regularise their product certification and standards compliance to do so before the Christmas and end-of-year festivities. The Authority said it would intensify compliance monitoring, market surveillance and enforcement activities during the period to ensure […] The post GSA…",
  "key_points": [
    "GSA urges Ashanti Region businesses to complete product certification before Christmas.",
    "Authority pledges increased monitoring, surveillance, and enforcement during festive season.",
    "Companies with pending penalty letters warned to respond before deadline to avoid further actions."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}