VOlUME 04 ISSUE 07 JULY 2021
1Mst. Sanda Khatun, 2Dr. Md. Nurul Amin
1Master of Public Administration, Department of Public Administration, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh
2Associate Professor and Chairman, Department of Public Administration, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342,
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ABSTRACT
A well-functioning food safety regulatory arrangement is important for ensuring the standards of foodstuffs, better food business, and the protection of public health in a given country. This article deals with the perceived determinants of the food safety regulation in Bangladesh. Based on literature review, we propose an analytical framework and identify key determinants that might influence effective food safety regulation in a developing country like Bangladesh. We then conduct a perception survey on 200 different kinds of stakeholders involved with the regulation of foodstuffs standards. We utilize descriptive mode of statistical analysis in our study. In our findings, actual autonomy of the main regulatory agency, and actual inter-organizational coordination are perceived as important determinates of effective food safety regulation. Proper enforcement of regulation, and accountability and transparency are perceived another factors of quality food safety regulation. It is also perceived that penalties are not sufficient enough for the food safety offences. Technical personnel and the state of the art laboratory facilities are other determinants of the regulation of food safety. Again, decentralized food safety regulatory network is perceived as very important determinant of the control of the food safety hazards at all level as well as an effective regulatory arrangement. The policy makers need to take into account the perceived determinates for desired food safety regulatory outcome in Bangladesh.
Keywordsfood safety, public health, regulatory enforcement, regulatory agency, regulatory arrangements, food business, Bangladesh, regulation
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