Dhaka, May 23 -- Food and Public Administration minister Abdul Bari on Saturday said food poisoning is increasingly affecting children due to a lack of food safety.

"The situation is due to excessive use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers in agricultural production, in some cases three times the required amount of pesticides are being used," he said.

He made the remarks at the inception seminar and cheque distribution ceremony of the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) Fellowship Programme for the fiscal year 2025-26, held on Saturday at the BFSA office on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue in Dhaka.

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