Although the people have the right to get safe food, the open consumer oil marketed in the drum has been threatening to public health, the private research institute (knowledge for progress) said.
The organization said in a news release on Saturday (February 7th) on the occasion of Safe Food Day.
The National Safe Food Day is 2021 tomorrow, Sunday (February 2). This year's theme of the day is 'Food be safe, healthy people'. According to the law, marketing is prohibited without enrichment of edible vitamin 'A'. But most of the drums are not vitamin 'A' in the open edible oil. Frequent use of plastic drums can cause edible oil toxic. Moreover, the open edible oil of the drum has the opportunity to mix adulteration. As a result, the open edible oil marketing of the drum is acting as a major barrier to the implementation of Vitamin 'A' Enrichment Act, 20 in the edible oil.
According to the National Micronutrient Survey 21-22, according to the National Micronutrient Survey 21-22, 5.7 percent of children in the country and 5-6 years of 3-5-year-old women (excluding pregnant and dairyists) suffer from vitamin 'A' deficit.
According to a study by ICDDR, B, 5 percent of the total edible oil in the market is marketed in drums, of which 5 percent of Vitamin A is not rich and does not have the right amount of vitamin 'A' in 5 percent. Only 5 percent of the drum opened oil has been found at the minimum level of vitamin 'A' prescribed in the law. The source of oil supply cannot be identified as any label and source identification information is not added to these drums. As a result, they cannot be identified if anyone commits a crime.
In a response to the National Safe Food Day-2021, ABM Zubair, executive director of the research and advocacy organization Pragya (knowledge for progress), said, “It is the responsibility of the consumer to reach the consumer because it is a secure food product. The openings of the open oil in the drum must be stopped immediately and make everyone aware of its loss. '
