Judicious use of antibiotics in farming fields stressed

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at a seminar observed that utmost emphasis should be given on ensuring judicious and controlled use of antibiotics in agriculture, fisheries, poultry and other animal resource farms to free the society from health hazards caused by indiscriminate use of antibiotics, reports BSS.
They viewed all the divisional, district and upazila level officials, staffs and other stakeholders should work together so that the public in general could be brought under awareness in this regard.
Department of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) and District Administration jointly organised the seminar at the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi to mark the World Consumers Rights Day-2016 in Rajshahi city on Tuesday. “Say No to Food mixed with Antibiotics” was the main theme of the day.
Commissioner of Rajshahi division Helaluddin Ahmed and Divisional Director of Health Dr Abdur Razzaque addressed the seminar as chief and special guests respectively with Deputy Commissioner Kazi Ashraf Uddin in the chair.
Divisional Deputy Director of Department of Animal Resources Mohir Uddin, President of Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Md Muniruzzaman and Deputy Director of DNCRP Mahbubur Rahman also spoke. During his keynote presentation, Apurba Adhikary, Assistant Director of DNCRP, narrated the aspects of protecting the consumers rights.
The discussants emphasized the need for proper enforcement of the Consumers’ Rights Protection (CRP) Law for protecting the consumers’ rights together with freeing the human body from any food poisoning and other contaminations.
Expressing gratitude to the present government for enacting the law for the first time in the country, they said the issue of the consumers’ rights is well accepted throughout the world and in the free market economy.
So, they said immediate step should be taken to start the enforcement activities alongside bringing all the businessmen and others concerned under the awareness programme in this regard.
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 on adopting effective measures in this regard, they added.
In this regard, they called for state control over the market for making it free from all sorts of manipulation, distortion, harassment and deception along with ensuring a healthy atmosphere in the market.

 

 

Judicious use of antibiotics in farming fields stressed

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at a seminar observed that utmost emphasis should be given on ensuring judicious and controlled use of antibiotics in agriculture, fisheries, poultry and other animal resource farms to free the society from health hazards caused by indiscriminate use of antibiotics, reports BSS. They viewed all the divisional, district and upazila level officials, staffs and other stakeholders should work together so that the public in general could be brought under awareness in this regard. Department of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) and District Administration jointly organised the seminar at the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi to mark the World Consumers Rights Day-2016 in Rajshahi city on Tuesday. Say No to Food mixed with Antibiotics was the main theme of the day. Commissioner of Rajshahi division Helaluddin Ahmed and Divisional Director of Health Dr Abdur Razzaque addressed the seminar as chief and special guests respectively with Deputy Commissioner Kazi Ashraf Uddin in the chair. Divisional Deputy Director of Department of Animal Resources Mohir Uddin, President of Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Md Muniruzzaman and Deputy Director of DNCRP Mahbubur Rahman also spoke. During his keynote presentation, Apurba Adhikary, Assistant Director of DNCRP, narrated the aspects of protecting the consumers rights. The discussants emphasized the need for proper enforcement of the Consumers Rights Protection (CRP) Law for protecting the consumers rights together with freeing the human body from any food poisoning and other contaminations. Expressing gratitude to the present government for enacting the law for the first time in the country, they said the issue of the consumers rights is well accepted throughout the world and in the free market economy. So, they said immediate step should be taken to start the enforcement activities alongside bringing all the businessmen and others concerned under the awareness programme in this regard. 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 on adopting effective measures in this regard, they added. In this regard, they called for state control over the market for making it free from all sorts of manipulation, distortion, harassment and deception along with ensuring a healthy atmosphere in the market.