70% of imported chicken contain arsenic – Bissiw

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Solo Pobee 10 years ago

Please, Hon Hannah Bissiw stop creating fear and panic as families are planning what to during the approaching yelidute.

Please, Hon Hannah Bissiw stop creating fear and panic as families are planning what to during the approaching yelidute.
dk 10 years ago

you know this and you allow them to be imported into this country eh? God don punish the likes of you buffoons

you know this and you allow them to be imported into this country eh? God don punish the likes of you buffoons
4 Year Old 10 years ago

If you are not sure of what you are saying, Madam Blackiee Bisiw, is to keep your mouth shut and stop your attention seeking, "pompidou hairdo" rhetoric, and contradictory statements.

If you are not sure of what you are saying, Madam Blackiee Bisiw, is to keep your mouth shut and stop your attention seeking, "pompidou hairdo" rhetoric, and contradictory statements.
OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

When Kwaku Baako informed us about the atrocities of Kwesi Pratt during PNDC Regime, some of us did not believe until the truth was confirmed during the NRC. Kwesi Pratt is the most dangerous Journalist Ghana had ever have, h ...
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When Kwaku Baako informed us about the atrocities of Kwesi Pratt during PNDC Regime, some of us did not believe until the truth was confirmed during the NRC. Kwesi Pratt is the most dangerous Journalist Ghana had ever have, he had the gut to recommend his fellow journalists to be executed by PNDC. Pratt even recommended Baako to be killed by the regime, thank God Baako was instead touchered violently and severely but his life was spared. This is what Kwesi Pratt can do. Now Pratt is a secret agent to NDC and US Embassy in Ghana. May God forgive Pratt and spare him the untold evils that will come upon him and his generations. The souls of those journalist killed through Pratt's recommendations to PNDC will never forgive Pratt. Now Pratt has the guts to take Diplomatic Passport and smuggled his weak-headed children to work at the Ministries under Mills NDC, may God forgive Pratt and his dependance and spare them of the evils ahead of them...
GOLD 10 years ago

"only wholesome chicken will get unto the Ghanaian market this Christmas season".

So we go back to unwholesome chicken after the season?

Yo are a minister.
You know this is going on, so do nothing about it?

Why not ...
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"only wholesome chicken will get unto the Ghanaian market this Christmas season".

So we go back to unwholesome chicken after the season?

Yo are a minister.
You know this is going on, so do nothing about it?

Why not curtail the imports so local enterprise benefit from expansion to fill the void?

Why do our officials keep disappointing us 24/7 in their performance, behavior and pronouncements?

How disgraceful that cancer-causing food comes in under your nose but you take no supervisory, administrative or legislative measures against it?
Concerned 10 years ago

I did not respect Her Honorable Minister but today today she has earned the right to be called honourable . As for those asking her why she has not banned the chicken, well, the donkey mahama and the occultist k4 sold us when ...
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I did not respect Her Honorable Minister but today today she has earned the right to be called honourable . As for those asking her why she has not banned the chicken, well, the donkey mahama and the occultist k4 sold us when they signed EPA.The agreement which allows the West to bring any shit they want to our country. That's why we must think before we cast our vote
HAHAHAAAAAAAAAÀAAAAAA 10 years ago

All we eat is contaminated. Even your favourite kontomire is full of pesticides. No joke.

All we eat is contaminated. Even your favourite kontomire is full of pesticides. No joke.
wow 10 years ago

Nonsense, if you have these facts then ban them. Don't let them in at all.

Nonsense, if you have these facts then ban them. Don't let them in at all.
Tibaa 10 years ago

So according to the so-called Minister, imported chicken also contain arsenic, so the bird flu in Ghana is nothing to be concerned with.

At times I wonder whether these so-called Ministers have cotton wool stuck in their h ...
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So according to the so-called Minister, imported chicken also contain arsenic, so the bird flu in Ghana is nothing to be concerned with.

At times I wonder whether these so-called Ministers have cotton wool stuck in their heads, rather than thinking synapses.

I guess if this lady, no woman, no girl could relax the hair-tight-knot on her head, he could release some of the constricted cerebra cortex for rational thinking.

Ghana, Ghana, Ghana.
Kojovi Amevekoli 10 years ago

where did Ghana go wrong to deserve these ministers?God save Ghana

where did Ghana go wrong to deserve these ministers?God save Ghana

kofi adu 10 years ago

imported rice is also poison. it contains plastic. gone viral on whatsup. listen minister don't blind side please.

imported rice is also poison. it contains plastic. gone viral on whatsup. listen minister don't blind side please.
pete manu 10 years ago

WHAT MRS BISSIW IS SAYING,IS VERY RIGHT I LIVE IN EUROPE AND KNOW ALL KIND OF ARSENIC AND I USE TO READ THOSE ARTICLE IN OUR LOCAL NEWS ALWAYS. IT IS VERY RARE TO SEE CHICKEN WALKING FREELY IN THE VILLAGES THEY ARE ALL KEPT I ...
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WHAT MRS BISSIW IS SAYING,IS VERY RIGHT I LIVE IN EUROPE AND KNOW ALL KIND OF ARSENIC AND I USE TO READ THOSE ARTICLE IN OUR LOCAL NEWS ALWAYS. IT IS VERY RARE TO SEE CHICKEN WALKING FREELY IN THE VILLAGES THEY ARE ALL KEPT INDOORS AND BEING FED WITH BYPRODUCTS AND THERE THOSE DISEASES COMES IN.
JoEy LoNd0n 10 years ago

Certainly not the Europe I grew up in, there is something called free range birds okay and they don't need to be disturbing motorist and spreading fleas before they can be classified as free range.

Certainly not the Europe I grew up in, there is something called free range birds okay and they don't need to be disturbing motorist and spreading fleas before they can be classified as free range.
Jonas 10 years ago

You know this and your government allows it into the country hmmm? Madam are you serious?

You know this and your government allows it into the country hmmm? Madam are you serious?
PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 10 years ago

So one night, the farmer gets drunk. He grabs his wife's tits and says, "If these could give milk, we could get rid of the cows." He grabs her butt and says, "If this could give eggs, we could get rid of the chickens." The wi ...
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So one night, the farmer gets drunk. He grabs his wife's tits and says, "If these could give milk, we could get rid of the cows." He grabs her butt and says, "If this could give eggs, we could get rid of the chickens." The wife grabs the farmer's dick and says, "And if this stayed hard, we could get rid of your brother.
Joseph 10 years ago

This shows that this government is not able to run the country.Imported chicken is better in taste and when you see how they are selling live birds in the market your choise is easily made .

This shows that this government is not able to run the country.Imported chicken is better in taste and when you see how they are selling live birds in the market your choise is easily made .
Toff 10 years ago

Mr. Joseph, don't live in a fool's paradise. Imported chicken is tasteless and contains harmful chemicals. Do you know when they were killed and how long they remain frozen before they end up in your soup? The problem I have ...
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Mr. Joseph, don't live in a fool's paradise. Imported chicken is tasteless and contains harmful chemicals. Do you know when they were killed and how long they remain frozen before they end up in your soup? The problem I have with the Minister is that she needs to work in the background with appropriate state agencies to carry out the necessary checks and place effective bans on the affected ones. She has failed to do that.
Danny 10 years ago

so for the past years what were you doing in your office, you couldn't rectify this. poor you minister. when you saw Xmas and wanted to deter us you are now bringing this on board. and expect this to work. i think you should ...
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so for the past years what were you doing in your office, you couldn't rectify this. poor you minister. when you saw Xmas and wanted to deter us you are now bringing this on board. and expect this to work. i think you should be sacked.. from office.
Kaku 10 years ago

Danny, though het approach is wrong, take what she has said seriously because that is a fact! Just ask yourself sharp questions about the imported chicken and you will understand; the source, when killed, where killed, how ki ...
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Danny, though het approach is wrong, take what she has said seriously because that is a fact! Just ask yourself sharp questions about the imported chicken and you will understand; the source, when killed, where killed, how killed, etc. Most folks are killing themselves gradually without knowing through the consumption of imported chicken. A word to the wise is enough, they say.
Lidous 10 years ago

Why allowing the contaminated food products into Ghana? The minister responsible has failed the nation and have to step down .

Why allowing the contaminated food products into Ghana? The minister responsible has failed the nation and have to step down .

KnYc(USMC) 10 years ago

Incompetent, incompetent incompetent government.

Incompetent, incompetent incompetent government.
Ahmad 10 years ago

It is sad that a minister should make such a public statement. The reason is that she could have advised the statutory government agencies, especially Food and Drugs Board, to test and confiscate such products at the ports. S ...
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It is sad that a minister should make such a public statement. The reason is that she could have advised the statutory government agencies, especially Food and Drugs Board, to test and confiscate such products at the ports. She had not done that and now making a statement she should not have made at all.
Pro GHANA I A N 10 years ago

USA chicken is the dangerous part!!!

USA chicken is the dangerous part!!!
Yaw 10 years ago

You know that 70% imported chicken is unwholesome and as minister you didn't take steps to ban/protect your people and you are telling us this? Oh Ghana, what kind of leaders do we have? I wish to God I am not here!

You know that 70% imported chicken is unwholesome and as minister you didn't take steps to ban/protect your people and you are telling us this? Oh Ghana, what kind of leaders do we have? I wish to God I am not here!
Ataa 10 years ago

“We cannot, however, confirm or certify the wholesomeness of what is imported into the country,” she stressed".
Can you imagine how US citizens will react if their minister responsible for ensuring that wholesom imports ...
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“We cannot, however, confirm or certify the wholesomeness of what is imported into the country,” she stressed".
Can you imagine how US citizens will react if their minister responsible for ensuring that wholesom imports get into the country says this?
Ataa 10 years ago

Is this an attempt to get Ghanaians to go "local" and not buy imported poultry? Have the government or this ministry invested in this sector for their supply to meet the demand of poultry? Or they want people to acquire the t ...
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Is this an attempt to get Ghanaians to go "local" and not buy imported poultry? Have the government or this ministry invested in this sector for their supply to meet the demand of poultry? Or they want people to acquire the taste for locally produced goods and then turn around and say due to shortages (high demand) and high cost of production, prices have to go up?
Paa Joe 10 years ago

MINISTER IF, YOUR OUTFIT IS AWARE OF THE DANGER OF THE IMPORTED CHICKEN POSESS TO THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE OF GHANA,HOW DID IT BECOME POSSIBLE FOR THE NATION TO ALLOW THE IMPORTERS TO BRING IN THE CHICKEN FOR CONSUMPTION IN T ...
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MINISTER IF, YOUR OUTFIT IS AWARE OF THE DANGER OF THE IMPORTED CHICKEN POSESS TO THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE OF GHANA,HOW DID IT BECOME POSSIBLE FOR THE NATION TO ALLOW THE IMPORTERS TO BRING IN THE CHICKEN FOR CONSUMPTION IN THE COUNTRY.

IS THE GOVERNMENT INDEED VERY SERIOUS SEEING, THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO IMPORTED INTO THE COUNTRY.

ARE THE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDARY AND GHANA TRAINED VERTINARY EXPERTS OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE REALLY SERIOUS OF THEIR WORK IN THE COUNTRY.
Pumpuni 10 years ago

Bring the "nkonfem" back from Burkina Faso and the percentage of local production would go up.

Bring the "nkonfem" back from Burkina Faso and the percentage of local production would go up.
munir 10 years ago

then u r useless if u can not stop the importation of those poisonous chickens

then u r useless if u can not stop the importation of those poisonous chickens
Plasma Kote 10 years ago

Do not eat the FRIED TURKRY TAILS EITHER [ Americans Do Not Eat Them - they are thrown away or fed to other animals including chickens ]

DO NOT BUY THE IMPORTED CHICKEN, They may be Cheaper will kill you slowly.

GH ...
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Do not eat the FRIED TURKRY TAILS EITHER [ Americans Do Not Eat Them - they are thrown away or fed to other animals including chickens ]

DO NOT BUY THE IMPORTED CHICKEN, They may be Cheaper will kill you slowly.

GHANA has accepted BRIBES so they will LAWAYS BE AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET

THEY WILL NOT STOP THE IMPORTATION.

Martin 10 years ago

The minister wrongly stated that most of the imported chickens contain arsenic acid. Most of chickens raised in the US are fed with feeds infused with growth hormones so they can produce a large amount of meat. The chickens g ...
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The minister wrongly stated that most of the imported chickens contain arsenic acid. Most of chickens raised in the US are fed with feeds infused with growth hormones so they can produce a large amount of meat. The chickens grow so fast, their legs cannot always support their weight and their hearts and respiratory systems may not be able to supply enough oxygen to their developing muscles. People are now clamoring for free-range chickens that are fresh and healthy. These free-range chickens sell at a higher price than the
caged ones. Ghanaians have the opportunity to consume free-range chickens that are fresh and devoid of growth hormones and yet will give all that for imported chickens that are choke full of chemicals.
The truth 10 years ago

If what the minister said is true why then do they live importers to bring in cancer causing chickens to Ghana? It's unacceptable for my people to eat this chicken.
Why such a blatant uncaring nature of our leaders allowing ...
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If what the minister said is true why then do they live importers to bring in cancer causing chickens to Ghana? It's unacceptable for my people to eat this chicken.
Why such a blatant uncaring nature of our leaders allowing everything into our countrywith no check.
d'SignNstyle 10 years ago

Ghana should ban all imported food

Ghana should ban all imported food
Kwaku A. Danso 10 years ago

Useless and irresponsible utterances by a minister!
She and the govt can be sued for inability tonacreen these dangerous food from being imported!

Useless and irresponsible utterances by a minister!
She and the govt can be sued for inability tonacreen these dangerous food from being imported!
Aporli 10 years ago

What is this woman saying. It is rather
unfortunate. It is the Govt responsibility to ensure that healthy products are brought in. Eh are we safe.....money, power now meat. They may be others which are not safe but we do ...
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What is this woman saying. It is rather
unfortunate. It is the Govt responsibility to ensure that healthy products are brought in. Eh are we safe.....money, power now meat. They may be others which are not safe but we do not know.
Aporli 10 years ago

What is this woman saying. It is rather
unfortunate. It is the Govt responsibility to ensure that healthy products are brought in. Eh are we safe.....money, power now meat. They may be others which are not safe but we do ...
read full comment

What is this woman saying. It is rather
unfortunate. It is the Govt responsibility to ensure that healthy products are brought in. Eh are we safe.....money, power now meat. They may be others which are not safe but we do not know.

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