Ghana - Obtain Milk Mini Dairy or Dispenser License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. ToObtain Milk Mini Dairy or Dispenser license is done in person by visiting the Agriculture and Food Authority Board Head Offices in Ghana.
2. Address and contact details can be found in the following contact link
3. Visit the office and get an application form for a Milk Mini Dairy or Dispenser license as applicable to your requirement, from the respective department.
4. Make sure that his/her have all the documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Now, complete the application form with appropriate information under relevant sections. Attest it with your signature once completed.
6. Once completed filling the application form, submit it in person to the relevant authority at the office.
7. Pay the necessary application fees and licensing fees for obtaining a Milk Mini Dairy or Dispenser License.
8. After submission, the application and other documents will be forwarded for examination and verification processes.
9. Once the verification and validation processes are over, the application will be approved and the officials will proceed to take required steps to issue the permit.
10. When the document is ready to be collected, the applicant will receive a formal notification from the office and the applicant can collect it by any applicable means.
11. New licenses take a maximum of 14 days to process.

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Required Documents

• Identity card
• PIN Certificate
• Public Health Certificate
• Successful inspection Results
• Meeting other statutory requirements
• Satisfactory premises requirements
• Payment receipt

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Kinbu Rd, Accra, Ghana
HR23+M8 Accra, Ghana
Contact link
Location link

Cover Letter Addressed To:
The Chief Executive
Food and Drugs Authority
P.O. Box CT 2783
Cantonments – Accra
GHANA.

Return Completed Form To:
Chief Executive Officer,
Food and Drugs Authority,
17 South Legon Commercial Areas,
SHIASHIE, ACCRA.
Contact link

Location: Accra
Address: Food and Drugs Authority
Health consultant in Accra, Ghana. 17 Nelson Mandela Ave, Accra, Ghana.
JRG9+2Q Accra, Ghana
Contactnumber- +233 30 223 3200
Location link

Eligibility

• Dairy operators who handle volumes not exceeding 5,000 litres.

Fees

• Application Fee -GHS. 600.00
• Permit Fee -GHS.6,000.00

Validity

• Valid for a period of twelve months from the date of issue.

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Processing Time

• This process takes a maximum of 14 days to process.

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Instructions

• No person should operate a milk mini diary unless the person holds a licence issued by the Ghana Food department.
• The department, in considering an application, takes into account the interests of other producers and consumers in respect of which the application is made.

Required Information

• Name of the applicant
• Address
• Telephone number
• Email
• Fax
• Full business name
• Business location and address
• Business contacts
• Prescribed area of carrying milk
• Source of milk
• Quantity of milk to be carried
• Hours of operation
• Premises of operation
• Type of sale (wholesale/ retail)
• Reason for application
• Signature and stamp

Need for the Document

• Mini dairy license is issued to operators whose capacity does not exceed 5,000 liters/day. Its purpose is to regulate dairy operators who handle volumes not exceeding 5,000 litres and process a variety of other dairy products.

Information which might help

The Board may refuse to issue a new license or may suspend or cancel an existing license if the Board is satisfied that:

• The producer’s standards of performance are unsatisfactory.
• The issue is not, or the suspension or cancellation, is in the interest of other producers and of consumers.
• The conditions of a licence have not been fulfilled.
• The applicant or licensee has failed to remit, within the prescribed period, any cess due by the applicant or licensee to the Board.
• The applicant or licensee has not paid dairy farmers for milk delivered to the applicant or licensee.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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