Poultry feed producers on Tuesday demanded destroying tannery waste at the tanneries to prevent use of toxic tannery waste in the preparation of poultry feeds by dishonest businesses.
Leaders of Feed Industries Association Bangladesh (FIAB) also demanded the government shut down the operation of waste crushing factories within the tanneries for the safety of public health.
The demand came at a discussion programme on 'Tannery Waste in Poultry Feed: Measures and Prevention' at the National Press Club in the city.
FIAB president Moshiur Rahman said the 'meat and bone meal,' an essential ingredient of feed, needs to be imported, but a section of unscrupulous businesses have been making poultry meal from toxic tannery wastes of Hazaribagh.
He said about 80-90 per cent of feed is produced by modern machinery where there is little scope of mixing tannery waste.
He said that dishonest businessmen, who are mixing the toxic wastes in feeds, should be brought to book.
Mr Rahman expressed concern over the fact that many people in the Bandarbans and Khagrachori are eating boiled tannery waste.
Nutritional biotechnology professor of Bangladesh Agriculture University SD Chowdhury said there is no feed mill at Hazaribagh, but some waste crushing factories exist there.
He demanded immediate ban on the operation of these factories by the law enforcing agencies.
Institute of Nutrition and Food Science professor Nazma Shahin said monitoring has to be strengthened to check mixing of tannery waste in the feeds.
Supreme Court advocate Emdadul Hasan said there are laws on waste management butthese are haphazard.
He said the degree of punishment, which is Tk 50,000 fine and one year jail, is very low compared with the offence against human and environment.
FIAB demands closure of waste crushing mills at tanneries
FE Report | Published: July 16, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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