No Food Adulterators Will Be Spared: Atiqul

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam warned that those found involved in the food adulteration during Ramadan will be brought to justice, reports UNB.

The DNCC mayor made the remark at a workshop at Nagar Bhaban in the capital on Thursday.

The workshop was jointly organised by the Bangladesh Safe Food Authority and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and Dhaka North City Corporation.

"Not only hotels and restaurants, but also the safety of street food must be ensured. “DNCC will also work to ensure the quality of street food”, the mayor said.

To ensure the quality of food, DNCC will carry out strict monitoring and mobile courts will be set up in all of its 10 areas to take legal action against food adulteration, he added.

Atiqul also said they have decided to provide 100 licences of street food sellers where the third gender community and needy people will get priority.

It is very important to change the mentality of the people to ensure safe food and to build a healthy nation, he added.

Future generations cannot be destroyed by taking tainted food. Besides, proper application of laws concerned, building awareness is also very important, said the mayor.

Bangladesh Safe Food Authority Chairman Md Qayyum Sarkar, DNCC CEO Md Selim Reza, and FAO Chief Technical Advisor John Taylor were also present at the workshop.