Consumers’ rights protection is a must: CAB

Proper enforcement of the Consumers’ Rights Protection (CRP) Law could be the vital means of protecting the consumers’ rights together with freeing the human body from any food poisoning and other contamination, reports BSS.

The issue of the consumers’ rights is well accepted throughout the world and in the free market economy. So, there is an urgent need of bringing all the businessmen and others concerned under the awareness programme in this regard.

The observation came at a consultation with upazila level consumers and civil society bodies. Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) and Issue-based Project on Food Safety Governance in Poultry Sector jointly organized the consultation at the Barnoi conference hall of Paba Upazila Parishad on Thursday.

With local unit CAB President Kazi Giash in the chair, Upazila Chairman Begum Khairunnessa, Vice-chairman Ashraful Haque, British Council Project Coordinator Shaymal Chakma, CAB Project Coordinator Mostofa Kamal, Field Coordinator Amor D Costa and Field Officer Mohidul Hassan addressed the meeting.

The speakers said consumer protection, in the broader sense, refers to the laws and regulations that ensure fair interaction between service providers and consumers.

Begum Khairunnessa mentioned that the consumers’ rights in the developed nations focus on the right to information, choice, redress and representation, but we are deprived of such privileges.

Unsafe food has been adjudged as a major threat to public health in Bangladesh, so emphasis should be given to adopting effective measures in this regard, she added.

 

Consumers rights protection is a must: CAB

Proper enforcement of the Consumers Rights Protection (CRP) Law could be the vital means of protecting the consumers rights together with freeing the human body from any food poisoning and other contamination, reports BSS. The issue of the consumers rights is well accepted throughout the world and in the free market economy. So, there is an urgent need of bringing all the businessmen and others concerned under the awareness programme in this regard. The observation came at a consultation with upazila level consumers and civil society bodies. Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) and Issue-based Project on Food Safety Governance in Poultry Sector jointly organized the consultation at the Barnoi conference hall of Paba Upazila Parishad on Thursday. With local unit CAB President Kazi Giash in the chair, Upazila Chairman Begum Khairunnessa, Vice-chairman Ashraful Haque, British Council Project Coordinator Shaymal Chakma, CAB Project Coordinator Mostofa Kamal, Field Coordinator Amor D Costa and Field Officer Mohidul Hassan addressed the meeting. The speakers said consumer protection, in the broader sense, refers to the laws and regulations that ensure fair interaction between service providers and consumers. Begum Khairunnessa mentioned that the consumers rights in the developed nations focus on the right to information, choice, redress and representation, but we are deprived of such privileges. Unsafe food has been adjudged as a major threat to public health in Bangladesh, so emphasis should be given to adopting effective measures in this regard, she added.