Safety and quality of food (rice and wheat) distributed through Public Food Distribution System (PFDS) in Bangladesh: Results from laboratory tests for selected contaminants

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.donorWorld Banken
cg.contributor.donorGovernment of Bangladeshen
cg.coverage.countryBangladesh
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BD
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.creator.identifierVivian Hoffmann: 0000-0002-6464-3748
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133123en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Integrated Food Policy Research Program
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.number4en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorHoque, Mohammad Mainulen
dc.contributor.authorHoffmann, Vivianen
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-21T09:04:56Zen
dc.date.available2024-06-21T09:04:56Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/145724
dc.titleSafety and quality of food (rice and wheat) distributed through Public Food Distribution System (PFDS) in Bangladesh: Results from laboratory tests for selected contaminantsen
dcterms.abstractFood safety is an umbrella term that encompasses many facets of handling, preparation and storage of food to prevent illness and injury. Included under the umbrella are chemical, microphysical and microbiological aspects of food safety. This study was undertaken to enhance food-risk surveillance and guarantee food safety for the beneficiaries of food aid recipients. It involved a comprehensive assessment of grains at storage facilities of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB)’s Public Food Distribution System (PFDS) for potential risks. The following issues were addressed: (1) Whether the quality of the stored grains meets the requisite global standards set for aflatoxins, arsenic, mold and moisture contents; (2) Critical aspects contributing to grain quality loss as well as assessing the magnitude of the problem; and (3) Establishing remedial actions aimed at minimizing quality loss and largely improving food safety in the overall distribution system. For this research, Local Supply Depots (LSDs) were chosen as primary study sites. Essentially, the research combined data generated from laboratory tests conducted on grain samples, as well as data compiled through a nationally representative survey of public warehouses. To avoid representation bias, a systematic random sampling method was used to select the LSDs to be reported in the study. This ensured an impartial assessment in terms of the food security status of the location and operational size. The findings from this study suggests that grain stored in PFDS do not largely contain any major contaminants (aflatoxins, arsenic and mold) at levels exceeding the maximum allowable limits to pose serious threat to public health. Despite that moisture itself is not a contaminant, excessive moisture content as detected in few cases has implication for mold growth in grain if stored for an extended period of time. Finally, the recommendations outlined in this study for remedial actions are aimed at satisfying most of the stringent standards set under the Food Safety Act as well as ensuring high quality in longer term grain storage.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHoque, Mohammad Mainul; and Hoffmann, Vivian. 2019. Safety and quality of food (rice and wheat) distributed through Public Food Distribution System (PFDS) in Bangladesh: Results from laboratory tests for selected contaminants. IFPRP Working Paper 4. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145724en
dcterms.extent27 pagesen
dcterms.isPartOfIFPRP Working Paperen
dcterms.issued2019-02-21
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/133123en
dcterms.subjectfood storageen
dcterms.subjectpublic sectoren
dcterms.subjectriceen
dcterms.subjectarsenicen
dcterms.subjectfood safetyen
dcterms.subjectaflatoxinsen
dcterms.subjectbiological contaminationen
dcterms.subjectwheaten
dcterms.subjectmouldsen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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