BSS, Rangpur :
Stringent actions must be taken through strict implementation of the anti-adulteration laws to ensure exemplary punishment to those responsible for mixing poisonous chemicals with foods, speakers said Thursday.
They were addressing a workshop organised by Sadar upazila administration on ‘Food adulteration, public health, morality, implementation of anti-adulteration laws and creating social awareness’ at its auditorium under Upazila Governance Project (UzGP).
Additional Deputy Commissioner (Education & ICT) and Acting Deputy Director (Local Government) Dr ATM Mahbub-Ul Karim attended the workshop as the chief guest with Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Priyosindhu Talukder in the chair.
District Facilitator of UzGP Jahangir Alam and Sadar upazila female vice-chairman Asifa Khanom addressed the workshop as the special guests.
Upazila level government officials, employees, representatives of different business, socio- cultural, political and professional organisations, NGOs, women and human rights activists, adolescents, civil society members, teachers, students and elite participated.
The speakers expressed concerns on flooding of the local markets with adulterated and chemical poison-mixed baby foods, vegetables, fish, meat, fruits, hotel and packed foods, adulterated and date expired lifesaving medicines and other foodstuffs.
They said the extent of deadly hepatitis, kidney, heart and liver diseases, paralysis, cancer, pancreas ailments and other diseases have been increasing alarmingly creating threat to the public health after many years of consuming adulterated food.
They demanded strict implementation of the consumers’ rights act and other related laws, anti-adulteration drives, inclusion of anti-adulteration curriculum and complete ban on selling of adulterated foods mixed with poisonous chemicals.
They urged for banning false advertisements in media to attract consumers in purchasing adulterated foods and asked the administration and law enforcement agencies to stop selling commodities at higher rate than the fixed price and cheating in weight.
Stringent actions must be taken through strict implementation of the anti-adulteration laws to ensure exemplary punishment to those responsible for mixing poisonous chemicals with foods, speakers said Thursday.
They were addressing a workshop organised by Sadar upazila administration on ‘Food adulteration, public health, morality, implementation of anti-adulteration laws and creating social awareness’ at its auditorium under Upazila Governance Project (UzGP).
Additional Deputy Commissioner (Education & ICT) and Acting Deputy Director (Local Government) Dr ATM Mahbub-Ul Karim attended the workshop as the chief guest with Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Priyosindhu Talukder in the chair.
District Facilitator of UzGP Jahangir Alam and Sadar upazila female vice-chairman Asifa Khanom addressed the workshop as the special guests.
Upazila level government officials, employees, representatives of different business, socio- cultural, political and professional organisations, NGOs, women and human rights activists, adolescents, civil society members, teachers, students and elite participated.
The speakers expressed concerns on flooding of the local markets with adulterated and chemical poison-mixed baby foods, vegetables, fish, meat, fruits, hotel and packed foods, adulterated and date expired lifesaving medicines and other foodstuffs.
They said the extent of deadly hepatitis, kidney, heart and liver diseases, paralysis, cancer, pancreas ailments and other diseases have been increasing alarmingly creating threat to the public health after many years of consuming adulterated food.
They demanded strict implementation of the consumers’ rights act and other related laws, anti-adulteration drives, inclusion of anti-adulteration curriculum and complete ban on selling of adulterated foods mixed with poisonous chemicals.
They urged for banning false advertisements in media to attract consumers in purchasing adulterated foods and asked the administration and law enforcement agencies to stop selling commodities at higher rate than the fixed price and cheating in weight.
