Food Adulteration and Consumer Challenges in Bangladesh

Abstract

There is a big challenge in Bangladesh in putting a stop to the adulteration of food products. The customer is the most important member of economic society and the center of all activities conducted by businesses. The growth in the median income of individuals has had the impact of causing changes in the market for consumer goods in a number of different ways, including the price, availability, variety, and attractiveness of items. The industrial sector is teeming with brand-new, ground-breaking items that are fueled by a broad variety of technical breakthroughs. These products have the potential to revolutionize their respective industries. Regardless of whether or not there is misleading advertising, incorrect media coverage, or adulteration of the food, it is difficult for the customer to pick a certain meal. Customers are the ones who suffer the most since they are the ones who knowingly ingest contaminated food and end up paying the price for unethical company activities. The Food Safety Act was enacted by the government of Bangladesh in 2013, with the goal of ensuring that all food is fit for human consumption. Nonetheless, boosting the degree of consumer understanding is one of the most vital steps that has to be made in order to lower the quantity of food that has been contaminated. This is one of the most important things that can be done. There are a lot of obstacles that need to be cleared up before the consumer can say for certain that the food they have prepared is risk-free for consumption. Customers who want to be able to effectively cope with the challenges that lie ahead will need to prepare themselves for the concerns that are on the horizon in order to accomplish this goal. They won't be able to properly deal with the obstacles that lay ahead of them until they reach that point. As a component of the research, a study was carried out to examine the incidence and impact of food adulteration in Bangladesh. Furthermore, an examination was conducted on the obstacles encountered by consumers in their efforts to prevent food adulteration, as well as their degree of familiarity with consumer rights. To be more specific, we concentrated on Bangladesh. In order to prepare this report, I first gained a full grasp of the difficulties that consumers in Bangladesh experience by doing an exhaustive literature research on the topic, conducting an analysis of case studies and real-life instances of food adulteration episodes obtained from a variety of secondary data sources, and then writing the report.