food safety
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.
DEATH OF A CRITICAL MIND / Why are we vilifying researchers for their work?
Journalists must add nuance to debates, not shut them down
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.
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.
Why are we vilifying researchers for their work?
Journalists must add nuance to debates, not shut them down
FOOD SAFETY: Lessons from Denmark
If you visit a food court in Copenhagen, you will notice smiley icons at the entrance of restaurants. You see a paper with a smiley symbol posted on the door on the right top corner. Below the symbol is written the word “Elite”.