G/SPS/N/BGD/11  
9 April 2024  
(24-2978) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BANGLADESH  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Bangladesh Food Safety Authority  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Food sample collection  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Food Safety (Sample Collection, Testing, and 
Analysis) Regulations, 2023 . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  18 
https://bfsa.portal.gov.bd/site/page/5c9a762e -a153-4c05-86f9-1f1bd84ed38a  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/BGD/24_02503_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Food Safety (Sampl e Collection, Testing, and Analysis) 
Regulations, 2023 describes a set of rules and guidelines emphasizing the protection of 
public health and ensuring the safety and quality of food products through systematic and 
standardized processes for sample collect ion, testing, and analysis. The scope of the 
regulations are specifying the types of food products, establishments, and processes 
covered by the sample collection, testing, and analysis requirements. According to the 
Food Safety Act, 2013 Food Analyst is r esponsible to conduct the collection, testing and 
analysis of food samples. The responsibilities of food analysts and communications among 
the food analyst, sample collector and laboratories are clearly described in the regulations. 
The procedures of sampl e collection and issuance of certificate of tested parameters of 
certain foods are indicated explicitly as well.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  G/SPS/N/BGD/11  
 
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  [ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : They shall come into force after six months from the date of their 
publication in the O fficial Gazette.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 June 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Sourav Singha  
Scientific Officer (Certification section)  
Bangladesh Food Safety Authority  
BSL Office Complex (Building -2) 
119, Kazi Na zrul Islam Avenue, Shahbagh, Dhaka -1000 
Tel: +(880 22) 2222 7596  
Mobile: +(880 16) 7639 7266  
E-mail: sps@bfsa.gov.bd  
Website: http://www.bfsa.gov.bd/  
https://bfsa.portal.gov.bd/site/page/5c9a762e -a153-4c05-86f9-1f1bd84ed38 a 
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Sourav Singha  
Scientific Officer (Certification section)  
Bangladesh Food Safety Authority  
BSL Office Complex (Building -2) 
119, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbagh, Dhaka -1000 
Tel: +(880 22) 2222 7596  
Mobile: +(880 16) 7639 7266  
E-mail: sps@bfsa.gov.bd  
Website: http://www.bfsa.gov.bd/  
https://bfsa.portal.gov.bd/site/page/5c9a762e -a153-4c05-86f9-1f1bd84ed38a