National Food Safety Day today

National Food Safety Day -2021 is being observed today (Tuesday) across the country with a vow to ensure safe food for all in a befitting manner.

This year’s theme of the day is “Sustainable development-rich country, safe food for Bangladesh”.

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have issued separate messages on the occasion, urging all to join the movement for ensuring production of safe food to save life and health, and also the import and marketing of safe food.

In his message, the President said there is no substitute for safe and nutritious food to ensure public health as eating unsafe food can lead to serious health risks including cancer, kidney disease and disability.

Therefore, it is very important to ensure proper implementation of the law and speed up public awareness activities on safe food in coordination with all concerned agencies, he said.

In her message, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated her government’s commitment to safeguard the health of the people.

“Bangladesh has achieved self-sufficiency in food production and the government is working to implement various programmes to ensure special security in producing, marketing and supplying food. We have formulated The National Food Security Act 2013 and established Bangladesh Food Safety Authority in 2015,” she mentioned.

In line with this, the present government is working relentlessly to achieve this target,” the Prime Minister added.

To ensure food security for the people of the country, the government has placed great emphasis on mechanization in agriculture along with fertilizers, seeds and irrigation, which reduces the risk of food wastage and insecurity, she said.

They both wished the success of this Day.