The rice millers will have to display the selling prices and names of varieties directly on rice bags from Sunday.
They will have to display their name, location (district or upazila) of the manufacturing organization, production date, manufacturing company and weight of rice on all bags prior to distribution as per an earlier directive issued by the Ministry of Food in February.
The directive signed and issued by Food Secretary Md Ismail Hossain on February 21, will come into effect from Sunday (April 14).
The information must be printed, not handwritten, to ensure legibility and prevent tampering, according to a directive.
The move comes as concerns are growing about inconsistent pricing and misleading labelling practices in the market.
In case of violation, necessary measures will be taken as per Section 6 and Section 7 of the Food Production, Storage, Transfer, Transport, Supply, Distribution, Marketing (Prevention of Harmful Activities) Act-2023.
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