By Dr. Bidhan Chandra Das, Dr. Ahmad Sharif Raihan and Mr. Mostafa Faruq Al Banna

1. Risk Analysis in Food: Bangladesh
experience
Dr. Bidhan Chandra Das- PSO, CDIL, DLS, MoFL
Dr. Ahmad Sharif Raihan, IEDCR, MoHFW
Mr. Mostafa Faruq Al Banna, FPMU, MoFood

2. Organization of the National Food Control System
Food control structure of Bangladesh
 Food safety is a shared responsibility among 15 ministries & their about 20 agencies
in Bangladesh
 Food safety is governed by a number of laws and regulations in Bangladesh, of them
 The Bangladesh Pure Food Ordinance, 1959 which has been amended as the Pure
Food Act (Amendment) 2005
 Under this Act, The National Food Safety Advisory Council (NFSAC) has been
constituted
 NFSAC is comprised of the representatives from all the key ministries and their
agencies, chaired by Honorable Minister, Ministry of Local Government & Rural
Development Cooperation (LGRDC) – including business communities, academics

3. In order to strengthen the activities of NFSAC, the council has
constituted the following committees
 Standing Technical Committee (Chairman of 7 TSCs, JS of other 4
Ministries)
 Seven Horizontal Inter-Ministerial Technical Sub- Committees
1. Food Safety Policy & Legal Affairs (MoLGRDC)
2. Food Control Management (MoFL)
3. Food Standards and Analysis (MoIndustries)
4. Food Safety Emergency Response Planning (MoFood)
5. Public Health/ National Committee on Food Safety (under MoHFW
6. Primary production food safety improvement (under MoA )
7. Food safety information, education and communication (under MoInformation)
Food control structure of Bangladesh contd..

4. National Food Control System
Role of the organization in relation to the three components of Risk Analysis
Departments Risk Assessment Risk Management Communication
DGHS • MoHFW Collect information,
food & clinical samples
• Assessment is event based
• Review the assessment
• Manage the events
(assessors, decision makers
& key stakeholders)
Interactive exchange of Information on risk
among the different level (Meeting,
Workshop, Seminar, Electronic and Print
media)
DLS, DoF • Collection of data, sample
from production level, Live
Bird Market (LBM) and
testing in Lab
• Relevant different agencies
are involved in risk
assessment
Evaluate the assessment,
developed plan and manage
the events, (assessors,
decision makers & key
stakeholders)
Meeting, Workshop, Seminar, Electronic and
Print media at different level
DAE • The Pesticides Technical
Committee
• DAE focuses on the agro-
chemicals particularly the
pesticides
Regulate import,
manufacturing and
marketing of pesticide with
appropriate usage
Farmer group meetings, Field day, print media
through Agriculture Information Services

5. National Food Control System contd...
Departments Risk Assessment Risk Management Communication
DG Food • Collect samples from the procured
food grains both domestic and
imported ones
• Review the risk assessment and
take necessary action through
the relevant stake holders
Meeting with local producers,
millers and importers
MoLGRDC
BSTI Market surveillance - support the
other key stakeholders
Recall products, as and when
necessary
Printing & electronic media,
Meeting with producers,
business communities
Role of the organization in relation to the three components of Risk Analysis

6. Foods associated with
the risk
(Start from the most
important food)
Consumption
data
g/cap/day
Food Safety Concerns Remarks
(area of concerns)
Chemical Hazards Microbiological Hazards
Fruits and vegetables 211 g/cap/day
Pesticides, ripening agents
(fruits), formalin as
preservative agent
Shigella,
Salmonella,
Pathogenic E. coli,
Faecal coliforms
Diarrhoeal diseases are
common
Hepatic/ renal
impairment
even death
Meat 11g/cap/day
Antibiotics Steroid, heavy
metal
Salmonella, Campylobacter,
Anthrax, Avian Influenza,
Tuberculosis, Brucella. E.coli etc
Limited Good Hygienic
Practice
Fish 49.4 g/cap/day
Antibiotics, formalin, heavy
metal, puffer fish poisoning
particularly in domestic
market
Salmonella,
E. coli
Limited knowledge of
growers
Milk, Egg
Eggs: 7.25 g/cap/day
Milk & milk products:
33.7 g/cap/day
Antibiotics, Steroid,
Pesticides, Formalin
Shigella,
Salmonella
Limited knowledge of
growers
Food Safety Concerns and Management Options

7. Foods
associated with
the risk (Start
from the most
important food)
How do you manage the risk
Law/ Legislation
Any Guidelines/code of practices
(GAP,GHP,GMP,GDP,GCP, HACCP)
Monitoring/Inspection:
(Primary Production, Primary Process,
Secondary Process, Distribution,
Markets)
Any law/Regulation Any food safety standard What kind Responsible At what stage Responsible
Agencies
Meat, Milk and
Eggs
1.Animal slaughter and meat
control Act, 2011
2.Fish Feed and Animal Feed Act,
2010
3.Bangladesh Animal and Animal
products Quarantine Act, 2005
4.Animal Disease Act, 2005
Defined standards for feed
and its ingredients; Animal
antemortem and postmortem
standard MRLs not
rationalized in national and
international contexts
GAP,GHP,GMP,GDP,GC
P, HACCP.
DLS 1.Primary
Production
2.Primary Process
3.Secondary
Process
4.Distribution
5.Markets
1.DLS,.
2.DLS/LGRDC
3.DLS
4.DLS
5.DLS/DGHS/MoP
A
Fish Fish Feed and Animal Feed Act,
2010
Specified in the Fish and
Fish Product (Inspection and
Quality Control) Amended
Rules 2008 and 2012;
proposed Fish Inspection
and Quality Control Act,
2013 prescribes updated
standards
DoF (using the FAO-
CPRF) has defined
guidelines and codes of
practices on GAP, GMP,
GDP, GCP, HACCP,
Inspection and GLP for
testing facilities.
DOF and
private
stakeholders in
the value chain
1.Primary
Production
2.Primary Process
3.Secondary
Process
4.Distributions
5.Markets
1.DoF
2.DoF/MoPA/
Mobile court
3. DoF/MoPA/
Mobile court
4.DoF
5.DoF/Mobile
court.
Food Safety Concerns and Management Options contd..

8. Fruits/Vegetables The Bangladesh standard and
testing Ordinance,1985
Bangladesh Food Safety Act,2013
(in draft stage)
Food Standards developed
by BSTI; Codex
Currently limited
application of
GAP, GDP
DAE 1.Primary
Production
2.Primary Process
3.Secondary
Process
4.Distributions
5.Markets
1.DAE/MoLGD
2.DAE/MoPA
3.DAE
4. DAE
5. DAE.MOPA.
Milk and Egg 1.Animal slaughter and meat control
Act, 2011
2.Fish Feed and Animal Feed Act,
2010
3.Bangladesh Animal and Animal
products Quarantine Act, 2005
4.Animal Disease Act, 2005
Animal Feed Standard ,BSTI
Milk and Milk products
Standards,
Limited
application of
GAP,GHP,GMP,G
DP, HACCP
DLS 1.Primary
Production
2.Primary Process
3.Secondary
Process
4.Distributions
5.Markets
1.DLS, MoLGRD.
2. DLS
3.DLS
4.DLS
5.DLS.MoPA,
DGHS.
Street Food Pure Food Amendment Act, 2005
Bangladesh Penal Code, 1860
Bangladesh Food Safety Act,2013
(in draft stage)
Food Standards developed by
BSTI
Limited
application of
GCP
City
corporations
and
municipalities
Food services sector
including street food,
restaurants, hotels
and wet markets
MoLGRDC
MoHFW
MoFood
MoIndustries
Food Safety Concerns and Management Options contd..
Foods associated
with the risk (Start
from the most
important food)
How do you manage the risk
Law/ Legislation
Any Guidelines/code of
practices(GAP,GHP,GMP,GDP,
GCP, HACCP)
Monitoring/Inspection:
(Primary Production, Primary
Process, Secondary Process,
Distribution, Markets)
Any law/Regulation Any food safety standard What kind Responsible At what stage Responsible
Agencies

9. For further development
• Baseline data gap – need to generate
• Development of SOPs at different level of risk analysis
• Capacity development at different levels for risk analysis
• Regional cooperation to prevent and control of
international and trans boundary diseases

10. Conclusion
Bangladesh is still in a preliminary stage in risk analysis, but
there are some developments like establishment of
• National Food Safety Laboratory- technical support from FAO
• Laboratory Networking
• Strengthening inter-agency collaboration
• Food borne illness surveillance system- IEDCR, FAO
• Draft of Food Safety & Quality Policy-technical support from FAO
• Draft Food Safety Emergency response plan
• Draft Bangladesh Food Safety Act, 2013 with provision of
establishment of Bangladesh Food Safety Authority

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