Dhaka, April 28 -- Speakers at a workshop on Monday called for ensuring the availability of vitamin-fortified safe edible oil in quality packaging to build a healthy, disease-free generation in the country.

They spoke against the marketing of loose edible oil in drums as it poses a major risk.

The views came at a media workshop titled "Vitamin Fortified Safe Edible Oil for All: Progress, Challenges and Way Forward" in the city.

Experts aggreed that Vitamin 'A' deficiency causes physiological issues that include blindness, maternal death during pregnancy, etc. On the other hand, Vitamin 'D' deficiency causes rickets, leads to a loss of bone density and increases the chances of developing heart diseases, hypertension, diabetes, and other...