Rather than how much oil we eat, what is the quality of the oil we eat? Rather than which brand, which oil is good/bad, which has no adulteration, etc., we have to take care. The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control should inform about adulteration of essential ingredients in the market from time to time.
Article 44 of the Constitution of Nepal has given every consumer the right to use quality goods and services. But the role of any agency has not been effective in implementing it.
Consumers fear that the oil in my kitchen is not a weak poison? In hotels, restaurants, party palaces, fast food and other places, it has become common to cook in the same oil again and again. Because heart disease has increased. Oil can be a factor in this.
As long as the role of the state in making our producers responsible and raising awareness among citizens is weak, serious questions have been raised about the quality of food. Not to mention all of them, the quality of most of them is seriously questionable. The quality of the product is determined by the price.
He has been able to keep his quality stable, better if not adulterated. But it doesn't seem like 'fair' work has been done like this everywhere. We are totally dependent on third countries. We have imported various oils. What kind of oil have we imported? This is a serious matter.
We have easily certified the products that have been recognized somewhere and are allowing them to be brought to Nepal. This process needs to be improved. It includes not only the role of the department, but also the role of the federal, state and local levels because local industries are operating at the local level. Some of those industries have not even come to the legal process.
No one can personally check the quality of oil by taking it to a lab. Where did people get here? what do you do From revenue to the process of testing food samples, the law has set limits. I'm unable to get a report on an oil when I'm on the way.
There was a lot of discussion about the increase in prices in our country. The issue of quality is purely a technical matter. As this is a matter related to the future of common citizens, we must regulate it in terms of quality. Rather than how much oil we eat, what is the quality of the oil we eat? Rather than which brand, which oil is good/bad, which has no adulteration, etc., we have to take care. The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control should inform about adulteration of essential ingredients in the market from time to time. If the
item is fine, fix it and if it needs to be improved, it should be communicated through various social networks. If the quality is not good, the state should also boycott it. There is a Consumer Protection Act but it does not seem to be implemented effectively.
(Edited part of Timalsina's opinion at the 'round table' organized by Kantipur Dainik last Monday.)
