Collaborative efforts of all government and non-government organisations concerned have become crucial to ensure food safety for the greater interests 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.
Government officials and other stakeholders came up with the observation while addressing a discussion styled "Food Safety" at the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner (DC)in Rajshahi city on Wednesday.
Bangladesh Food Safety Authority and district administration jointly organised the discussion marking the National Food Safety Day-2022. “Principle of good health is safe food and hygiene” was the main theme of the day this year.
DC Abdul Jalil addressed the meeting as the chief guest while Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Shariful Haque, District Livestock Officer Dr Zulfikar Akhter Hossain and President of Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industries Mashudur Rahman spoke as special guests.
With Food Safety Officer Lokman Hossain in the chair, the meeting was addressed, among others, by Valiant Freedom Fighter Dr Abdul Mannan, Editor of Daily Sonali Sangbad Liakat Ali and Editor of Daily Sonar Desh Akbarul Hassan Millat and Deputy Director of the Department of National Consumer Rights Protection Apurba Adhikary.
The discussants resolved that collective efforts of all quarters including the government and non-government entities have become an urgent need for ensuring food safety for the sake of a sound public health.
In-taking of safe food through changing food habits are very important for maintaining sound health coupled with thwarting various non-contagious diseases.
They also viewed that the number of patients suffering from various non-communicable diseases, including heart and cancer, is gradually increasing due to in-taking of various unhygienic and unsafe foods. So, there is no way but to generate mass-awareness in this regard.
Abdul Jalil mentioned that food habits are very important for human life and it must be hygienic and safe. Overeating and over-drinking water is also harmful for human health.
Lokman Hossain said all the growing children must be debarred from in-taking any fast-food and other junk food for their proper physical and mental development through freeing them from all sorts of health risks.
He categorically said fast-food, junk foods and Trans fat are posing a serious threat to the present public health as those always trigger risks of various diseases.
