Only 13 per cent of dried fish produced in Bangladesh contain traces of pesticides, while the remaining 87 per cent are considered safe for consumption, according to findings of a new study.
The findings were presented on Wednesday at a seminar titled 鈥楶resentation of research results鈥� of organised by the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority at its headquarters at Shahbagh in Dhaka, said a press release.
Researchers noted that even in the dried fish samples where pesticide residues were detected, the levels dropped significantly after cooking.
The study, based on samples collected from five major dried fish-producing regions 鈥� Chattogram, Cox鈥檚 Bazar, Dublar Char, Chalan Bil-Natore and Sunamganj 鈥� analysed 405 samples.
The study further revealed consumption preferences among regions. In Chattogram and Cox鈥檚 Bazar, Churi shutki is the most consumed variety (57 per cent and 55 per cent respectively) while in Chalan Bil, Taki shutki dominates (37 per cent), and in Dublar Char, Loitta shutki is the preferred choice (46 per cent).
BFSA member Mohammad Mostafa chaired the event, while its chairman Jakaria was chief guest. Md Ariful Islam, senior scientific officer at the Shrimp Research Centre under the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, presented the research findings.
Panel discussants included Professor Md Tajul Islam Chowdhury of the department of agricultural chemistry at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, and Md Nazmul Bari, principal scientific officer at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute. Professor Mohammad Shoeb, also a BFSA member, delivered the welcome address.
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