All, including the producers and consumers, will have to be more aware about safe and nutritious food as the foodstuff might be adulterated at any stage, said Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Wednesday. “More awareness is essential to ensure food safety,” he said while addressing a programme arranged at the city’s BIAM Foundation Auditorium, marking the National Food Safety Day 2022. Read: Food Safety Day: Checking trans-fat intake demanded The minister said Bangladesh Food Safety Authority has relentlessly been working to ensure safe food for consumers.  “Alongside conducting mobile court drives, it has been raising awareness among consumers by arranging meetings and seminars as well as sensitising the producers and businessmen about the issue,” he said. “There’s no food crisis for 180 million people. Efforts are now being made to provide nutritious food to people,” Majumder said. He hoped that united efforts of all concerned would help the government ensure food safety and thus build a healthy nation.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to curb food adulteration in Bangladesh with an iron hand alongside creating awareness among businesspeople against such offences.

The National Food Safety Day will be observed on Tuesday in the country to raise mass awareness regarding the activities and procedures for producing and distributing safe food.

National Food Safety Day will be observed on Sunday across the country with a call to prevent food adulteration and ensure safe food for all.