Gaibandha Representative/

What are we eating in the month of honey – are we eating fruit or poison? Chaitra-Jaishtha month is called Madhu month. Fruit ripening begins in this month. Different types of fruits such as mango-jackfruit, litchi, pineapple, banana, papaya are available in the market.

The question of whether we are eating honey or poison is on everyone’s mind now. Palashbari upazila town of Gaibandha and nearby markets are covered with poisoned fruits. A class of unscrupulous traders are using excessive pesticides and chemicals to preserve and ripen the fruits. The fruits have lost their natural bright color due to harmful poisoning. Buyers are confused while going to buy fruits in the market.

Fruit buyer Ah Kadduch said, I bought 100 litchis for 3.5 hundred taka and took them home. Although they looked good, after spreading the unfit litchi peels, I could see that every litchi face was rotten, which I could not eat. Solaiman Ali said, “I bought four kg of mangoes and took them home and saw that each one was rotten inside.” But there is no way to understand from the outside.
People are suffering from various diseases by eating these poisonous fruits and consumer rights laws are being violated.

Palashbari Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Dr. Rahat Al Rajeev said, there is a risk of spreading various diseases as a result of formalin or chemical mixture. Exposure to formaldehyde causes cancer in the nose, lungs, and throat of the human body. Formaldehyde itself causes cancer or acts as a contributor to this deadly disease. If formalin enters the body in high doses, it has the ability to react with cellular materials. As a result, the normal functioning of cells and every organ is disrupted. He further said that one should be aware of buying fruits from the market. After buying the fruit from the market, bring it home and first soak it in vinegar/water for 20-30 minutes to detoxify it. Then suggested to eat.

In this matter, the concerned authorities, including consumer rights, demand that the concerned authorities take action very quickly.