THE Food and Drugs Board (FDB) has warned companies and individuals importing and distributing medical devices, claimed to been used for diagnosis and treatment of various ailments in the country to halt the practice and seek further directives from the board.
A press statement signed and issued by FDB Chief Executive, Dr Stephen K. Opuni, said, post-market surveillance carried out by the board revealed that the said medical devices were detoxifying , blood circulation and life prolonging machines.
It stated that the importation, sale and supply of these medical devices without registering them with the FDB flouted Foods and Drugs Board Law, PNDC L 3058.
The statement said that "one of the operators of the machine claimed that the toxic waste being removed from the human body by the device includes Sulphuric Acid though there is no Sulphuric Acid in the human body (Sulphuric Acid can burn tissues)."
The statement also said that investigations conducted by the FDB revealed that although the devices were imported from China, they had neither been certified by the Chinese Regulatory Authority nor being used in the country of origin.
According to Dr Opuni, the fact that these devices had not been given approval for use in China where they originated sent precarious signals about their veracity and the claims being made.
“The FDB has therefore cautioned the general public; especially dealers and users of the devices to note that the board has not registered any such device as mandated by law and cannot therefore assure their efficiency and safety”, the statement said.
Dr Opuni assured the general public of its readiness to ensure public health and safety at all times, and appealed to the public to give any information on persons suspected to be in any practice that compromised public health and safety to the FDB.
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