RANGPUR, Mar 01, 2019 (BSS) – Strict enforcement of the Safe Food Act
2013, Consumers’ Right Protection Act 2009 and Fish Feed and Animal Feed Act
2010 has become imperative to ensure supply of pure and safe foods to common
people.
The observations came today at a participatory discussion on Safe Food
Act 2013, Consumers’ Right Protection Act 2009 and Fish Feed and Animal Feed
Act 2010 held at hall room of Saddyapuskorini union parisahd in Sadar upazila
in the district.
Rangpur unit of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) with
assistance of Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) and Department of
National Consumer Rights Protection organised the discussion.
Local public representatives and community leaders, teachers, religious
leaders, civil society members, professionals and human rights activists
participated in the discussion.
Presided over by Chairman of Saddyapuskorini union Md Sohel Rana, Sadar
Upazila Food Inspector Mamunar Rashid attended the discussion as the chief
guest.
Poultry Development Officer of the Department of Livestock Agriculturist
Md Fazlul Karim, Vice-president of district unit of CAB Safura Khatun and its
Filed Coordinator Iqbal Hossain addressed the discussion.
Food Inspector Mamunar Rashid discussed the Safe Food Act 2013 while
Agriculturist Md Fazlul Karim discussed the Fish Feed and Animal Feed Act,
2010 and Safura Begum discussed the Consumers’ Rights Protection Act 2009 on
the occasion.
They said common consumers have already started getting benefits from
enforcements of these Acts and are becoming more aware of their rights of
getting pure food products in local markets.
Iqbal Hossain put emphasis on enhancing public awareness and strict
enforcement of these important laws to protect rights of the consumers for
saving public health from food poisoning, other contamination and health
hazards.
In his concluding speech, Union Chairman Sohel Rana stressed on making
the business community members, traders and common consumers aware of severe
consequences of supply, sale and consumption of adulterated and poisonous
foods.
He urged all concerned for adopting effective and stringent measures
against supply and marketing of adulterated and poisonous foods to protect
public health on way to build a healthier nation and attain sustainable
development goals.