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DAY-SAFE-FOOD-RAJSHAHI (with picture)
National Food Safety Day observed in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, Feb 2, 2021 (BSS) – The National Food Safety Day-2021 was
observed here today with a call for protecting the public health through
concerted efforts of all concerned.
Bangladesh Food Safety Authority and district administration jointly
organised a meeting in observance of the day.
Addressing the meeting in the conference hall of the Deputy Commissioner’s
office, the participants resolved that collective efforts of all quarters,
including the government and non-government entities, have become an urgent
need for ensuring food safety for the sake of a sound public health.
They identically mentioned that all sorts of unsafe foods like adulterated
and contaminated ones are injurious to public health. So, there is no way but
to ensure safe and nutritious food for all.
Deputy Commissioner Abdul Jalil addressed the meeting as chief guest,
while Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Shariful Haque was in the
chair.
District Livestock Officer Dr Ismail Haque, Deputy Director of the
Department of National Consumer Rights Protection Apurba Adhikary, Additional
Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture Extension Shalma Khatun and
Poultry farmer Enamul Haque also spoke.
The discussants unanimously opined that proper enforcement of Consumers’
Rights Protection Act could be the vital means of protecting the consumers’
rights together with freeing the human body from any food poisoning and other
contamination.
In-taking of safe food through changing food habits are very important for
maintaining sound health coupled with thwarting various non-contagious
diseases.
They also viewed that the number of patients suffering from various
diseases including heart and cancer is gradually increasing due to in-taking
of various unhygienic and unsafe foods. So, there is no way but to generate
mass-awareness in this regard.
The issue of the consumers’ rights is well accepted throughout the world
and in the free market economy. So, there is an urgent need of bringing all
the businessmen and others concerned under the awareness programme in this
regard.
Abdul Jalil mentioned that food habits are very important for human life
and the food habit must be hygienic and safe. Overeating and over-drinking
water is also harmful for human health.
Apurba Adhikary said all the growing children must be debarred from in-
taking any fast-food and other junk food for their proper physical and mental
development through freeing them from all sorts of health risks.
He categorically said fast-food and junk foods are posing a serious threat
to the present public health as those always trigger risks of various
diseases.
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