Prof Iqbal Rouf Mamun, member of Bangladesh Food Safety Authority(BFSA), said in our country, all kinds of food is contaminated with different types of materials and substances which are very harmful for our health. Dr Hiresh Ranjan Bhowmik, director general of Department of Livestock Services said, food safety is a holistic issue and no single department can have any tremendous success in this sector. “We should work collectively on this issue and motivate our farmers as well as consumers to make them aware about food contamination,” he added. Mitch Nelson, senior food safety advisor of Economic Growth Office, USAID Bangladesh, said, food safety and quality is all about food production, storing, packaging, and consumption by its consumers. “ It is not necessary to spend more money and effort to monitor this issue: it is important to give the attention with science based knowledge to tackle food contamination.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 27, 2019 19:41 UTC