Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- It is crucial to stop the sale of oil in open drums and make quality packaging mandatory to ensure access to vitamin-fortified safe edible oil. Selling edible oil in open drums violates government directives and poses major risks to public health. Speakers made these remarks on Wednesday at sa journalist workshop titled "Safe Vitamin Fortified Edible Oil for All: Progress, Challenges, and Way Forward," held at BMA Bhaban in Dhaka.

The workshop was jointly organized by the research and advocacy organization, PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh, with the participation of 28 journalists representing print, television, and online media. Speakers informed that despite the law manda...