The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has issued a one-month ultimatum to mattress manufacturing companies recently shut down for using substandard materials to recall their products from the Ghanaian market.
Speaking to the media, the Greater Accra Regional Manager of the Authority, Clement Kubati, said the affected companies had already been formally directed to withdraw their products, warning that failure to comply would trigger stricter enforcement measures.
“The mattress issue, I’m sure some of you have asked. What I can say for the mattresses for now is that we have written to all the mattress manufacturing companies that we have locked down to do a product recall. We’ve given them one-month notice to do that.
He added that the Authority remains active in monitoring the market and will not relent in its consumer protection mandate.
“I’m using this opportunity to send a signal to Ghanaians that we have not gone to sleep. We are still on the ground, and we are monitoring. We promote trade to protect consumers,” he added.
The directive follows a two-day enforcement exercise conducted by the GSA in collaboration with the Police SWAT Team between May 18 and 19, 2026, at Afienya and Dawhenya in the Greater Accra Region.
The operation led to the shutdown of six companies engaged in the production of substandard mattresses.
The exercise, led by the Greater Accra Regional Office, forms part of earlier compliance measures issued in October 2025, which directed the affected companies to cease operations. The firms were subsequently closed down for failing to meet regulatory standards.
Investigations and product sampling by the Authority revealed that the companies were using polystyrene materials in mattress production instead of approved materials.
The affected companies include Jin Yuan Jia Mattress Manufacturing Plant, Monda Ghana Mattresses, ZXZ Company Limited, Rockfoam Mattress, and 5A Home Company.
