Ghanaian actress/TV host, Ama K Abebrese has suggested that punitive measures must be taken against companies who flouted the Food & Drug Authority’s (FDA) regulations on skin bleaching products.

In a recent interview, the 'Beast of no Nation' actress who commended the FDA for alerting the public about harmful products, argued that there is a need to punish the companies involved.

“I think this is a great initiative on the part of the FDA. They are making the public aware of these harmful products that are readily sold across the country.

My question is; now that these companies and their harmful products have been highlighted what sanctions, if at all will these companies face for selling or distributing these products in the country,” she said.

“I do think that there should be repercussions on these companies as they are breaking the law as far as Ghana’s ban on skin bleaching ingredients like hydroquinone. The law needs to be work on this,” she added.