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শুক্রবার, ১ জুলাই, ২০২২

Food Adulteration and its Remedial Measures

Food adulteration in Bangladesh is a year - long problem . Almost all food items ranging from rice , fish and vegetables to fruits contain deleterious adulterants which we are forced to consume with the responsible government agencies turning a blind eye to the adulterations. The year it is just heightened . 

Textile colours are rampantly used in most items to make them crispier . The strengthening monitoring during the food eating times , though assential , is but an ad hoc measure . This fails to address the real reasons behind this abysmal situation in which profiteering gets the better of public health considerations . Extremely harmful industrial colours are used in candy , chocolate , chewing gum , ice cream , biscuit , colourful sweetmeats etc. all the year round . So is the case with other basic food items including rice , fish and vegetables . Therefore , effective monitoring throughout the year should be conducted to arrest and thus bring the situation under control . It is already a seriously punishable crime under the Pure Food Ordinance of 1959 and there are several agencies including Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institution ( BSTI ) , Directorate of Consumer Rights Protection ( DCRP ) and local government bodies to constantly monitor and contain food adulteration . Yet the government is utterly failed to control the situation . Often , lack of co - ordination and sheer manpower shortage in the agencies are cited as reasons behind this . In addition to these reasons , the government has yet to put it in its priority list . As well as increasing co - ordination between relevant agencies , the government must set it as one of its top agendas in order to ensure food security all throughout the year . 

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