Bangladesh, Nov. 3 -- Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) fined food safety offenders Tk 35.5 lakh and filed 28 cases in October 2026 during mobile court operations and drives across the country.

The authority also monitored 1,127 food establishments during the month and issued health certificates for four products eligible for export, according to a statement issued on Monday.

In Dhaka metropolitan area, BFSA conducted 17 drives in October. Nine establishments were fined a total of Tk 13 lakh, while 11 cases were filed.

The violations included food workers operating without health certificates, businesses lacking mandatory registration and food being prepared in unhygienic conditions.

Inspectors also found unlabelled fish, meat ...