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Vitamin-fortified safe edible oil must be ensured for all: Speakers at journalists’ workshop

Vitamin-fortified safe edible oil must be ensured for all: Speakers at journalists’ workshop

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Experts have urged to ban the sale of loose edible oil in open drums to ensure safe Vitamin 'A'-fortified edible oil for all. At the same time, they also emphasized the importance of fortifying edible oil with Vitamin 'D'. According to the National Micronutrient Survey 2011-12, every one out of five preschool-aged children suffer from Vitamin 'A' deficiency while every two out of five children suffer from Vitamin 'D' deficiency. Such issues and recommendations were highlighted by discussants at a two-day workshop for journalists titled "Safe Vitamin Fortified Edible Oil for All: Progress, Challenges, and Way Forward", held at the BMA Bhaban in Dhaka on 29-30 October 2024. The workshop was jointly organized by the research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and the Na...