The paper states that in 1997, a bill was passed in Ghana banning the use of potassium bromate for baking bread, and ascorbic acid was recommended as a substitute. It also says that potassium bromate use is banned in Ghana by the Ghana Standards Authority, while noting that some bakers still use it secretly.

The Ghana Standards Authority is the national standards body responsible for standards, inspection, and quality assurance in Ghana. This is the primary Ghanaian institution typically responsible for food additive standards and enforcement, making it the most relevant official body to verify whether potassium bromate is prohibited as a food additive.

In the PDF text, the authors reiterate: "A bill was passed in Ghana banning the use of KBrO3 for baking bread" and later specify: "The use of KBrO3 as a dough conditioner is banned in Ghana by the Ghana Standards Authority." They also describe that despite the ban, "the milling industry and bakeries still smuggle and use it secretly," indicating that the prohibition exists in law but enforcement challenges persist.

WHO/JECFA states that, as a general principle, bromate should not be present in food as consumed. The monograph also records that no acceptable level of treatment could be established for foods other than flour intended for baking, and that detectable residues in bread were a concern at higher treatment levels.

The WHO/JECFA monograph for potassium bromate classifies it under Functional Class: Food Additives and notes: "USE AS A FLOUR TREATMENT AGENT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE (1992)." It states that use as a flour-treatment agent was withdrawn and is "NOT APPROPRIATE FOR USE AS A FLOUR-TREATMENT AGENT," with previous acceptable levels of treatment for flour having been withdrawn. While not Ghana-specific, this international evaluation underpins many national bans on potassium bromate as a food additive.

The FDA describes its mandate under the Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851): it is empowered "to provide and enforce standards for the manufacture, import, export, sale and distribution of food" in Ghana. The Authority is responsible for regulating food safety and food additives nationwide, although this landing page does not list specific substances such as potassium bromate.

The Ministry of Health explains that the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) "was established in August 1997" and "is the National Regulatory Authority mandated by the Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851) to regulate food, drugs, food supplements" and other products. It notes that the FDA’s objective is "to provide and enforce standards for the sale of food" and that the FDA monitors compliance with Part 7 (Food and Drugs) of Act 851, which is the legal basis for regulating and, where applicable, banning particular food additives.

This review article describes potassium bromate as a flour improver used in bread-making and highlights toxicological studies in animals demonstrating renal and thyroid tumors associated with exposure. The authors note that international expert committees have re‑evaluated potassium bromate and that several countries have subsequently removed it from their lists of permitted food additives. They emphasise that regulatory approaches vary, with some jurisdictions banning its use altogether and others allowing limited use subject to strict residue controls in finished bread products.

In its background section, the article notes that "potassium bromate is banned in many countries including Ghana due to its carcinogenic potential." It further explains that the chemical has historically been used as a dough conditioner and flour improver, but regulatory agencies in Ghana have prohibited its use in bread production because of health concerns.

Reporting on India, NDTV states: ‘The government today banned use of potassium bromate as a food additive following a CSE study that found its presence in bread causing cancer.’ The article explains that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a notification removing potassium bromate from the list of permitted flour treatment agents. It notes that the decision aligns India with a number of other countries that have already prohibited potassium bromate in food due to its cancer risk.

This report says potassium bromate is banned in several countries and notes that it is used in baked goods. It does not specifically mention Ghana in the excerpt, but it supports the broader context that bromate is treated as a restricted or banned additive in many jurisdictions.

ModernGhana quotes an FDA Ghana official stating that "the use of potassium bromate in bread and other flour products is banned in Ghana" and that it is a "prohibited food additive" under the country’s food safety regulations. The report explains that the Authority plans enforcement actions against bakeries that continue to use the banned substance.

The article says potassium bromate is a food ingredient often added to bread and flour products and notes that the European Union and WHO have banned potassium bromate in flour. This is secondary context on international restrictions, not Ghana-specific legal proof.

Ghana has long had standards and food-safety controls that restrict potassium bromate in bread-making; however, enforcement has been inconsistent, and investigative studies have continued to find bromate in some bread samples. This means the core legal status should be checked against the Ghana Standards Authority and any statutory instrument or food standard in force.

The article discusses tested bread samples from Ghana and frames potassium bromate as a banned substance in the country, but also reports that some samples still contained it. As a recent scientific source, it is useful for corroborating the claimed ban and the enforcement problem.

The CBS Los Angeles post reports: "Lawmakers passed a ban on potassium bromate, which is an additive that helps reduce rest time for pizza and bagel dough in New York." It adds: "The suspected carcinogen has already been banned in most parts of the world." Though it does not name Ghana specifically, it emphasizes that potassium bromate is widely banned as a food additive globally due to being a suspected carcinogen.

The paper explicitly says a bill was passed in Ghana in 1997 banning the use of potassium bromate for baking bread. It is a reposting venue rather than the journal of record, so it should be used only as supplementary corroboration.

WMUR-TV notes that "Many packaged baked goods are made with flour that may contain potassium bromate, an additive linked to cancer. It's actually banned in the EU." This regional U.S. news commentary highlights that potassium bromate is already banned in some jurisdictions as a food additive, reinforcing the broader international pattern of regulatory bans due to cancer concerns.