food safety

Food safety in public hospitals is a basic right, not luxury

Food safety in public hospitals is not merely an operational issue but a legal right for patients

WORLD FOOD DAY: Food security is not just about food production

World Food Day raises global awareness and prompts action for those suffering from hunger.

Food safety crisis demands immediate attention

Studies reveal high levels of heavy metals, pesticide residues in foods

Health hazards lurking in veggies, fruits

A recent study has found alarming levels of heavy metals and pesticide residues in widely consumed vegetables and fruits across nine districts of Bangladesh.

A monument to systemic negligence

Chattogram testing lab remains inoperative even after nine years

Safe food still a far cry in Bangladesh

Presence of excessive ‘trans fat’ in soybean oil a threat to public health

Agri ministry takes Tk 7,214cr project

The agriculture ministry is planning to take up a Tk 7,214 crore project to promote crop diversification and ensure food safety, aiming to gradually reduce the country’s dependency on imports. 

SUBSIDISED PRICE / Govt’s food distribution slumps

While the queue of people behind open market sale (OMS) trucks of the food ministry continues to remain fairly long, food grain distribution by the ministry was said to have dropped 19 per cent year-on-year in the first four months of the current fiscal year. 

Food safety authority starts issuing health certificate for food items

The Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) has started issuing health certificates to facilitate export of food products from the country.

May 28, 2015
May 28, 2015

Benefits from safety net programmes

A two-year joint research carried out by the World Food Programme and the International Food Policy Research Institute has come up with some interesting findings on how to improve the benefits of safety net programmes (SSNPs) being run in the country.

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