Yam and other food exports from Ghana contaminated with heavy metals – Dr. Ohemeng-Ntiamoah

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Reflect 1 year ago

Please be specific. What do you mean by you spoke to someone in GSA to make such a damaging statement about a whole industry. Do you where yam is farm in ghana?

Please be specific. What do you mean by you spoke to someone in GSA to make such a damaging statement about a whole industry. Do you where yam is farm in ghana?
A party of vindictives 1 year ago

U don't need her specifications. This is common knowledge.

U don't need her specifications. This is common knowledge.
Kofi T 1 year ago

TELL THEM NPP FOOLS FOR US.

TELL THEM NPP FOOLS FOR US.
Asterisk 1 year ago

When will you and some of these educated fools realize that such foolish comments negatively affect our exports. How true is her assertion? Has the Ghana Standards Board come out to say anything like this? Or has any other au ...
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When will you and some of these educated fools realize that such foolish comments negatively affect our exports. How true is her assertion? Has the Ghana Standards Board come out to say anything like this? Or has any other authority in the US made such a claim.

You pea nut size brain cannot comprehend the damage such reckless statements have on the country. You are so stupid to think that everything is NDC and NPP. And you are even more ignorant to think that it is only Ghanaians who read the junk on Ghanaweb. Learn to be patriotic when it comes to your country and stop being a political party fool for once.
Opinions 1 year ago

Are you that ignorant? Oh, so you think they will come out and tell you and then what? Please think and stop this childish behaviour.

Are you that ignorant? Oh, so you think they will come out and tell you and then what? Please think and stop this childish behaviour.
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Oh Africa 1 year ago

So people like you want her to keep quiet for the sake of other people's benefits to the detriment of others health. You are not different from the leaders who are saying stopping galamsey will affect the Ghanaian economy.

So people like you want her to keep quiet for the sake of other people's benefits to the detriment of others health. You are not different from the leaders who are saying stopping galamsey will affect the Ghanaian economy.
Ojah 1 year ago

@Asterisk. Individuals like you would have, all the same, cried 'POLITICS' and 'NATION WRECKERS', if the Ghana Standards Board had said anything like this. And if it comes from a US Organization, you will be crying RACISM. We ...
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@Asterisk. Individuals like you would have, all the same, cried 'POLITICS' and 'NATION WRECKERS', if the Ghana Standards Board had said anything like this. And if it comes from a US Organization, you will be crying RACISM. We heard it all as 'DESKTOP EXERCISES' when warned about excess borrowing and mortgaging our future away. Why can't we be our own police and warn against the obvious. Are our yam and other food products not cultivated on the same land with the indiscriminate galamsey activities?
BugaBuga 1 year ago

HOW CAN A WHOLE ENGINEER SPEAK LIKE A DRIVER’S MATE? HER COMMENTS ARE VERY PEDESTRIAN. SHE CLAIMS SOMEONE FROM GHANA STANDARD AUTHORITY TOLD HER THAT YAM SOLD IN GHANA IS CONTAMINATED. AS AN EDUCATED WOMAN DID SHE SEE ANY ...
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HOW CAN A WHOLE ENGINEER SPEAK LIKE A DRIVER’S MATE? HER COMMENTS ARE VERY PEDESTRIAN. SHE CLAIMS SOMEONE FROM GHANA STANDARD AUTHORITY TOLD HER THAT YAM SOLD IN GHANA IS CONTAMINATED. AS AN EDUCATED WOMAN DID SHE SEE ANY EVIDENCE? WHY DO YOU CREATE SUCH CONFUSION WHICH AFFECTS THE FARMING INDUSTRY. SHE NEEDS TO BE SUED TO SUBSTANTIATE. THIS CAN EVEN AFFECT HER JOB IN THE US. WHY DO SOME EDUCATED PEOPLE THROW SO MUCH DUST INTO THE EYES OF THE POPULACE? WITH YOUR EDUCATION YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO INFORM AND ASSIST OUR UNFORTUNATE BROTHERS AND SISTERS. WHAT THIS WOMAN HAS DONE IS SO BACKWARD. SCARE MONGERING IS NOT FOR SENSIBLY EDUCATED PEOPLE. MAAME WEI Y3 GYIMIFUO BA. WHY ARE SO PEOPLE SO STUPID AND WICKED? SHOW US THE SOURCE AND EVIDENCE NOW. GYIMIE NE NKWASEASEM.
Opinions 1 year ago

Proverbs 12:15

Proverbs 12:15
Koki 1 year ago

@BugaBuga
Since you also don't have any evidence to counter her assertion, it is only proper to take the warning seriously. If someone tells you thieves are on the loose in your community, you wouldn't need to demand eviden ...
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@BugaBuga
Since you also don't have any evidence to counter her assertion, it is only proper to take the warning seriously. If someone tells you thieves are on the loose in your community, you wouldn't need to demand evidence to do the needful. You take the necessary measures to protect yourself. If the alert turns out to be a hoax you lose nothing but safeguard your future security.
Nana Darko 1 year ago

In which ways are Ghanaians educated apart from Doctors?

In which ways are Ghanaians educated apart from Doctors?
Opinions 1 year ago

What does the specificity got to do with the reality of the matter? It is common knowledge that all foodstuffs will be affected. Even bush meat will have their own share of the heavy metals. What water do you think the akrant ...
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What does the specificity got to do with the reality of the matter? It is common knowledge that all foodstuffs will be affected. Even bush meat will have their own share of the heavy metals. What water do you think the akrantie, opuro, kusie, etc drink? What food do you think they eat? Sit there and do politics.
Apuuuuuuu!!! 1 year ago

I don't support that galamsey nonsense but what this man is saying too is a lie.

I don't support that galamsey nonsense but what this man is saying too is a lie.
There is more . 1 year ago

An investigative journalist should check how toxic is the weedicide that is being used all over Ghana . A very big topic.

An investigative journalist should check how toxic is the weedicide that is being used all over Ghana . A very big topic.
J0eY l0nD0N 1 year ago

I don't think the problems and issues are with the weed killers, although they can cause havoc when they are indiscriminately used in built up environments.

The real problem is the surface mining and using of number one ...
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I don't think the problems and issues are with the weed killers, although they can cause havoc when they are indiscriminately used in built up environments.

The real problem is the surface mining and using of number one dangerous chemical mercury!

The woman too be like, say she be too known woman, jjc . Just 10 years in the wilderness and making noise.
Ojah 1 year ago

Just 10 years in the wilderness does not mean she shouldn't be worried about her health and that of the future generation!

Just 10 years in the wilderness does not mean she shouldn't be worried about her health and that of the future generation!
J0eY l0nD0N 1 year ago

She can make her submissions without given out days,weeks, months and years, she have done in the wilderness.

She can make her submissions without given out days,weeks, months and years, she have done in the wilderness.
Jidoshaki 1 year ago

Damn lies, do galamsey exist in northern and Oti regions? where most of our yam come from. Nonsense.

Damn lies, do galamsey exist in northern and Oti regions? where most of our yam come from. Nonsense.
PLS YAM IS TUBAL CROP SO WHAT GALAMSY CAN EFFECT YAM 1 year ago

Hmmmm the chemical for Gold mining has effect on the yams in our market so pls stop the GALAMSY

Hmmmm the chemical for Gold mining has effect on the yams in our market so pls stop the GALAMSY
Anne 1 year ago

It is normal for Yams and other root vegetables to be high in heavy metals. So why is it news?

It is normal for Yams and other root vegetables to be high in heavy metals. So why is it news?
judischrislam 1 year ago

P{people, do you all know that Rome fell from lead poisoning? Look if the US government finds that food imported to the US from Ghana contains high concentration of heavy metals, they will BAN I mean BAN the importation of al ...
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P{people, do you all know that Rome fell from lead poisoning? Look if the US government finds that food imported to the US from Ghana contains high concentration of heavy metals, they will BAN I mean BAN the importation of all agricultural products includiong Coco from Ghana. This much I can promise you all.
SOS 1 year ago

Ghanaian leaders are behaving exactly like Israeli leaders (don't agree with the killings from all sides) of today - allowing bombs and dangerous chemicals everywhere within their own neighborhood because they've lost all sen ...
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Ghanaian leaders are behaving exactly like Israeli leaders (don't agree with the killings from all sides) of today - allowing bombs and dangerous chemicals everywhere within their own neighborhood because they've lost all sense of value of what is human!

Hope the poison, heavy metals and related radioactive substances taste as good as the money when they enter their food chain - yum yum?
Ntos 1 year ago

Any idiot can say whatever he likes now. Dr. Fool!

Any idiot can say whatever he likes now. Dr. Fool!
Kwasi Anthony 1 year ago

USA government should ban food from Ghana,

USA government should ban food from Ghana,
Robert 1 year ago

I been telling my friends we must stop eating foods. meat and fish exported from Ghana. Our people don't care about us. Thank you for your advise.

I been telling my friends we must stop eating foods. meat and fish exported from Ghana. Our people don't care about us. Thank you for your advise.
Nana 1 year ago

Since when did this so called Dr found out about this issue?
You see how because of politics we are destroying our own country and businesses in the international community.
I think the country authorities must dig deeper i ...
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Since when did this so called Dr found out about this issue?
You see how because of politics we are destroying our own country and businesses in the international community.
I think the country authorities must dig deeper into this allegations if not its going to affect our country in terms business for the private sector and our agriculture?
Let’s be careful about how we do our politics.
Abodakpe.......Takpevi 1 year ago

These educated fools are bringing this country vdown.Show us the paper or test carried out.
It's only lies it's not today that this galamsay started.

In 2020 the went down the pit to encourage them to keep mining.And the ...
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These educated fools are bringing this country vdown.Show us the paper or test carried out.
It's only lies it's not today that this galamsay started.

In 2020 the went down the pit to encourage them to keep mining.And the efforts made by the government was not working..This strategy by Ndc did not win them election.Now they are courting on Organise Labour and others bribing them to come out and demonstrate against the government because of elections.

Organise labour should rather match to Mahamas house or Ndc head office and demonstrate
K 1 year ago

PhD holder and you are saying a friend told you and so it is what your friend said.

Certificates sometimes are the problems

PhD holder and you are saying a friend told you and so it is what your friend said.

Certificates sometimes are the problems
Kofi 1 year ago

Foolish girl

Foolish girl
Jazz 1 year ago

Contaminated with what? Stop that nonsense.

Contaminated with what? Stop that nonsense.
Patrick Osei 1 year ago

Galamsey is a public health issues affecting the wellbeing of the citizens of mother Ghana. We’ve waited far too long to stop the menace.

The country is bleeding from poverty and other health problems. Great wealth is h ...
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Galamsey is a public health issues affecting the wellbeing of the citizens of mother Ghana. We’ve waited far too long to stop the menace.

The country is bleeding from poverty and other health problems. Great wealth is health and it’s about time we hold NDC and NPP accountable for their misdeeds.
Concerned Citizen 1 year ago

My fellow Ghanaians should pay a very close attention to Galamsey in the country. The water bodies are contaminated with heavy metals which in turn affected the land mass. Food grown across the country near any of these river ...
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My fellow Ghanaians should pay a very close attention to Galamsey in the country. The water bodies are contaminated with heavy metals which in turn affected the land mass. Food grown across the country near any of these river beds affect the food supply.
Ghananians should be concern about their health and wellbeing. When you go to the market to buy food you never know where the food comes from.We may all be eating contaminated food unknowingly until the whole country will errupt in majore cancer diagnosis down the road. Action must be take now to save the country and the food suppy. Amen
Concerned Citizen 1 year ago

Galamsey is indeed a problem in Ghana however you have taken the issue too far my dear Juliet. There’s nothing worse than aggravating an already worsening problem.

Stay blessed and always remember Ghana is where we all ...
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Galamsey is indeed a problem in Ghana however you have taken the issue too far my dear Juliet. There’s nothing worse than aggravating an already worsening problem.

Stay blessed and always remember Ghana is where we all come from.
John 1 year ago

Incompetent and intellectual Desabilities So called Dr, Show Ghanaians your research about what you are saying. NDC Propaganda want get the light.

Incompetent and intellectual Desabilities So called Dr, Show Ghanaians your research about what you are saying. NDC Propaganda want get the light.

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