Bangladesh Food Safety Authority
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Formation | 2015 |
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Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Website | www |
Bangladesh Food Safety Authority is an autonomous national food safety regulatory agency which works as a statutory organization and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2] Mustak Hassan Md Iftekhar is the founder chairman of the authority.[3] Mr. Zakaria is the new chairman of Bangladesh Food Safety Authority.[4]
History
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The authority was formed in February 2015,[5] under the Food Safety Act 2013.[6][7] The authority works under the Ministry of Food.[8] The authority was modeled on the United States Food and Drug Administration.[9] It is governed by a five-member decision-making body.[10] The agency has its own mobile court that can fine and sentence people for food adulteration.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ensuring safe food a far cry". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 24 September 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Unified food safety authority on cards". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 2 July 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Drive against unsafe food to go on". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 27 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "I want to achieve this authority by working exceptionally: Newly appointed BFSA Chairman". The Business Standard. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Dangerous toxins in food chain". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 1 September 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Food safety and Bangladesh". The Independent (Bangladesh). Dhaka. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Food safety in Bangladesh". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 8 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "A commendable move to ensure food safety". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 28 January 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Food safety law with some teeth". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Bangladesh gets new regulator to oversee revised food safety law". FoodNavigator-Asia.com. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Errant chain stores, restaurant fined in capital". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 12 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2017.