BFSA and other authorities continue to carry out such drives in the name of food safety and pure food. Unfair taxationThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) levies a 4% Value Added Tax (VAT) from supermarkets based on their sales. Traders in other markets do not have to pay such taxes, which makes it much harder for supermarkets to compete. So what can we do?”If the government designates someone to check quality of food, the supermarkets are willing to ask suppliers to test their food from there, he said. According to Meena Bazar COO Shaheen Khan, meat, fish and other produce are tested for quality by supermarkets themselves before being stored in their own freezing facilities.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 06, 2018 19:07 UTC