Published 30 Dec,2020 via The Financial Express - The government has initiated to assess the extent of losses by agri-processed food, especially halal food, exporters for unavailability of a heath certification system in Bangladesh.
Officials said Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has written to 12 agri-processing food makers, including the allied associations, to provide the past three fiscal years' information.
"We've sought information from exporters and agencies concerned, including the Bangladesh Agro-Processors' Association, on export volume and financial losses of such food items," a BTTC high official told the FE.
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