Strengthen anti-adulteration drive

Anti-adulteration drive to check food adulteration should be carried out at regular intervals. Chemicals like formalin and other harmful substances are used to preserve fruits such as banana, mango, apple, grape, etc. When we eat these chemically treated fruits, we are at the risk of many diseases like cancer, liver and kidney diseases, stomach ailments and many other incurable diseases leading to death. Children are more vulnerable. Recently, in Kushtia, two children died from eating adulterated fruits and many people fell sick.
Though there are stringent laws in place, unscrupulous businessmen are flouting the laws because of lack of government monitoring and implementation of the laws. It is imperative that the government continues with the anti-adulteration drives so that dishonest businessmen do not dare to mix poisonous substances with our food items, and in case they do, it should be ensured that they get exemplary punishment.   
Md Zonaed Emran
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