How is Bangladesh addressing the issues of food safety and quality in its agricultural products?
What is the current state of the food safety Act in Bangladesh?
Current Status of Setting Standards in relation to the Act
A number of regulatory standards have been notified both by BFSA and Bangladesh Standards
and Testing Institution (BSTI) and more are required to be framed and notified. The work on the
standardisation process has evolved over these years. The standards are, essentially, based on
Codex or ISO. BSTI has largely been using ISO standards as it is a member of ISO. However, ISO
sets only voluntary standards. On the other hand, Codex standards are used as a reference standard
in the framework of WTO and are taken as international standards in the eyes of WTO. It is noted
that a number of standards are either out-dated or are not based on scientific work carried out by
scientific persons having expertise in the relevant subject areas.