Integrated efforts to ensure food safety stressed

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, said integrated efforts of all government and non-government organisations have become crucial to ensure food safety for the greater interest of protecting public health from hazards.

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.

State Minister Alam came up with the observation while addressing a view-sharing meeting related to ensuring food safety at Monmohiny High School under Bagha Upazila in Rajshahi district on Saturday as chief guest.

Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) organised the meeting for generating awareness among the molasses manufacturers so that they can be debarred from adulterating the molasses.

Arani Pourasava Mayor Mukter Ali, Retired Additional Secretary Shafiqul Islam, Deputy Inspector General of Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments Ariful Islam, Assistant Director of BSTI Debabrota Biswash and Officer-in-Charge of Bagha Police Station Sazzad Hossain also spoke on the occasion with Bagha Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sharmin Akter in the chair.