FBCCI to provide detection machine to 10 more markets
The Malibagh kitchen market was declared formalin-free on Wednesday as part of the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber and Commerce Industry
initiative to stop use of the hazardous chemical on fish and vegetables.
The apex chamber body distributed three formalin detection machines to the Malibagh kitchen market committee at a programme, chaired by commerce minister GM Quader.
The committee will examine the food items daily to detect formalin.
The private commercial bank, Social Islami Bank Limited, which gave the financial assistance for the machines, will also provide the machines to Gulshan-2 kitchen market and New Market kitchen market.
FBCCI leaders said that they would supply formalin de-hydrate machine to another 10 markets with the help of banks and other private organisations.
GM Quader declared the Malibagh kitten market formalin-free and said that the government would control the sales and use of formalin.
He urged the agriculture ministry and the private entrepreneurs for setting up cold storages in kitchen markets to stop use of formalin as preservative of fish, meat and other perishable food items.
FBCCI acting president Mostafa Azad Chowdhury Babu presided over the function while FBCCI director Helal Uddin, Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association Executive Director Syeda Rizwana Hassan, Social Islami Bank Limited Chairman Nasir Uddin, Standard Bank Limited Chairman Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed and Malibagh Traders Unity Council Convenor Rezaul Islam Mantu were present.
-With New Age input
