Market traders in Ghana will be banned from selling second-hand underwear from next February, trade regulators say.
According to the Ghana Standards Board, used pants - and other second-hand goods like handkerchiefs and mattresses - are unhygienic and could pose a health hazard.
The importation of these items was banned in 1994 but never implemented.
Some traders in a market in the capital, Accra, told the BBC they were unhappy the move might affect business.
The BBC's David Amanor in the city says there is a lot of consumer demand for second-hand clothing, often imported from Europe, as it is cheaper than locally produced items.
It is the same in many African countries.
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