food adulteration
Safe food still a far cry in Bangladesh
Presence of excessive ‘trans fat’ in soybean oil a threat to public health
Stop food adulteration or face music
Warning against adulteration and fraudulence, President Abdul Hamid yesterday said businessmen involved in such practices would be punished.
Wage war on food adulteration
Urging the prime minister to declare a war on food adulteration, the High Court yesterday directed the government to immediately remove from the market the 52 food items that have been found substandard by Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution.
PM should wage war on adulteration: HC
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government should declare a war against adulteration of food, the High Court says.
Eat healthy to stay healthy
The government has fixed a list of foods for the students of secondary schools across the country and circulated it to all the educational institutes concerned to ensure proper physical and mental development of the young learners.
Worrisome state of food safety
Earlier this year, this paper published a report on the widespread use of meat and bone meal (MBM) in poultry feed which can cause
Govt takes step to check food adulteration during Ramadan
The government takes a number of initiatives to check adulteration and contamination in foods, particularly in iftar items and fruits, as chemical contamination with mixture of toxic ingredients and unapproved colours in foods goes rampant during the holy month of Ramadan.
'Heavy Metal' in Imported Fish: Samples sent for retest
Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) sent samples from 81 tonnes of Shad fish for retest in the face of objections raised by the importers of the consignments after the laboratory tests identified heavy metal in the fish.
A satiric voice against food adulteration
Bangladesh Cartoonists' Association (BANCARAS) is holding a three-day three day Cartoon Fest (from October 12-14) at Dhanmondi's Drik Gallery, addressing a pressing social issue that affects us all: food adulteration and its adverse effects.
Food adulteration: Nasim slams inspectors
Health Minister Mohammed Nasim heavily criticises Bangladesh’s sanitary inspectors saying they are not playing due role in curbing food adulteration and contamination while addressing the 8th One Health Bangladesh Conference in Dhaka.
