Business leaders in the country's hotel and restaurant sectors have sought policy support from the government to implementing compliance in ensuring food security. They also demanded measures to reducing complications in running their business and comprehensive move to develop skilled manpower for hotel and restaurant sector.
The demands were raised at the meeting of FBCCI Standing Committee on Food and Food Safety , held at the FBCCI conference room on Wednesday.
FBCCI President Mahbubul Alam joined the meeting virtually as the chief guest.
The FBCCI President laid special emphasis on building skilled and trained workforce for the restaurant industry to ensure restaurant environment safety and food quality.
He said that skilled manpower should not only be created and sent abroad, but Sector-wise skilled manpower should also be developed for the country as well.
Mahbubul Alam assured that the cooperation of FBCCI will continue to ensure safe food and remove the problems of restaurant traders.
FBCCI Senior Vice President Md Amin Helaly advised the entrepreneurs and stakeholders of this sector to adopt short, medium and long term plans to identify and find ways to solve the problems of restaurant industry to ensure safe food for all, prevention of adulteration, fire safety and others.
Participating in the open discussion of the meeting, the speakers told about introducing one-stop service for the restaurant industry, simplifying the process of obtaining and renewing licenses, making necessary amendments in the anti-adulteration law, conducting raids and fixing guidelines for determining food adulteration, increasing the testing capacity of mobile courts, To increase the efficiency of the officers conducting operations and creating a spirit of cooperation.
FBCCI Directors Haroon-or-Rashid, and Md. Niaz Ali Chishti, Co-Chairman of Standing Committee and members were also present in the meeting.
