Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- The Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) fined offenders a total of Tk 35.5 lakh and filed 28 cases in October under the Safe Food Act, 2013, through mobile courts and drives across the country.

BFSA in a statement on Monday said that it also monitored 1,127 food establishments during the month and issued health certificates for four export-eligible products.

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

The common irregularities found at these establishments included food workers lacking health certificates, operating without mandatory registration, preparing food in unhygienic conditions, storing unlabelled fish, meat a...