Bangkok, Aug 17 (AP/UNB) — An 8-month-old dugong nurtured by marine experts after it was found lost near a beach in southern Thailand has died of what biologists believe was a combination of shock and ingesting plastic waste. The female…
Category: Food & nutrition
Enormous alien fish spotted in Kerala’s rivers after the 2018 floods
by Aathira Perinchery on 16 August 2019 • Kerala researchers have found that alien fish species, arapaima and alligator gar, were caught from four rivers after the floods of 2018. • The fish probably escaped from aquaculture facilities during the…
Man dies after competing in California taco-eating contest
Fresno, Aug 15 (AP/UNB) — A man died shortly after competing in a taco-eating contest at a minor league baseball game in California, authorities said Wednesday.
Poor people sell part of gift meat at makeshift city bazaar
Dhaka, Aug 13 (UNB) – There was an uncommon scene at Malibagh Rail Crossing on the Eid day on Monday with people buying the meat of sacrificed cattle. People, mostly from low-income families, gathered there to buy beef from those…
Voting for Food Tank’s SXSW Panels on Diversity, Food Policy
Danielle Nierenberg Food Tank is thrilled to announce three proposed panels for South by Southwest (SXSW) 2020 in Austin, TX! We’ve developed three ideas that will engage eaters and activists, thinkers and doers, and all sorts of movers and shakers…
Delicious recipes Eid al-Adha festival
The week of festivities is all set to begin. But no festival is complete without some mouthwatering recipes that add to the celebrations. So get set to add some flavours to your day with these special recipes that we have…
Foods to eat or avoid if one catches dengue fever
Dhaka, Aug 9 (UNB) – Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms typically begin three to 14 days after the infection, and may include a high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, and…
World food security at risk for unprecedented climate change
9 August 2019, Climate Change More than 500 million people today live in areas affected by erosion linked to climate change, the UN warned on Thursday, before urging all countries to commit to sustainable land use to help limit greenhouse…
16 Initiatives redefining food, agriculture across Middle East
From Danielle Nierenberg Greetings from Mexico City! This week, Food Tank is celebrating initiatives redefining food and agriculture around the world. While new challenges from population density, urbanization, conflict, and climate change transform food systems, we’re scanning the globe for…
BD Agri Research Council finds no harmful substances in milk
Dhaka, July 31 – The scientists of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council (BARC) didn’t find any harmful heavy metals, antibiotics and drugs in locally produced pasteurized milks.
Bangla delicacy hilsa abundant in Bay after fishing ban
Khulna, Jul 31 – Bangladesh’s fishermen are overjoyed as they have returned to the Bay of Bengal after a 65-day ban to find an abundance of hilsa, their prized catch.
Kids will go hungry during UK school holidays
Up to A Million Children Left Without School Meals Over Summer Alex Firth, Associate, Children’s Rights Division @alexwfirth The summer holidays have begun here in Britain. For many children of low-income families what should be a happy time is instead…
SC allows Milk Vita production and marketing for 8 weeks
Dhaka, July 29 – The chamber court of the Appellate Divisionon 0f Bangladesh Supreme Court Monday exempted Milk Vita from the ban on production, distribution and sale of pasteurized milk.
IRRI to support researchers in Bangladesh’s agri sector
Dhaka, July 29 (UNB) – Representative of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Bangladesh Dr Humnath Bhandari has reiterated the organisation’s continued support for capacity building of the researchers working in Bangladesh’s agricultural sector. He said IRRI is willing…
HC asks BD pasteurised milk cos: Suspend spurious production
Dhaka, July 28 (UNB) – The High Court on Sunday instructed all the pasteurised milk-producing companies, including Aarong, Milk Vita, Pran and Fresh, to refrain from producing, marketing and selling milk for five weeks. The HC bench of Justice Syed…
24 faith-based organisations promoting food security
From Danielle Nierenberg Greetings from New Orleans! For many people, faith—like food—isn’t something that divides people, but brings them together. And with more than 80 percent of people around the world identifying with an organized religion, faith has proven to…
Submit lab test reports on milk thru affidavid: HC asks BSTI
Dhaka, July 23 – The High Court on Tuesday directed the Bangladesh Standards Testing Institute (BSTI) to submit reports of three laboratory tests of pasturised milk before it through an affidavit The HC bench of Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed and…
Fishing in Bay resumes at the end of 65-day ban
Khulna, July 23 (UNB)- Fishermen here and other southeastern districts are ready to begin fishing amid festivity from Tuesday night after the 65-day fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal ended on Tuesday. The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock imposed…
Food adulterers enemies of humanity: Rally for safe food
Dhaka, July 19 (UNB) – Describing those who adulterate food as ‘silent killers and enemies of humanity’, speakers at a human chain on Friday urged the government to take proper initiatives, including providing necessary equipment to laboratories for to food…
Danger of recycled cooking oil
Life & Style Desk There is a huge volume of imported dangerous recycled cooking oil in circulation now in Bangladesh. How to determine if cooking oil is recycled oil. 1: place your cooking oil in the fridge for about 2…
The fork is mightier than the wall
by Danielle Nierenberg New Orleans – The word “migration” conjures images of war, natural disaster, and severe economic distress. All are important reasons why people seek refuge far from home. But the single most powerful driver of migration may well…
Excessive lead in BSTI- okayed milk: Food safety Authority
Dhaka, July 16 – The Food Safety Authority (FSA) on Tuesday claimed to have found excessive amount of lead in pasteurised milk produced by 11 licensed companies. In a report submitted to the High Court on Tuesday, FSA said it…
Pesticide salad, leaded fish with plastic, chemical fruit
By Baher Kamal Madrid, Jul 10 2019 (IPS) – In case you were not aware or just do not remember: all you eat, drink, breathe, wear, take as a medicine, the cosmetics you use, the walls of your house, among…
HC asks BD Standards Inst: Test pasteurised milk of all cos
Dhaka, July 14 – The High Court on Sunday directed the Bangladesh Standards Testing Institute (BSTI) to conduct test of pasteurised milk produced by its all the 14 registered companies in the market. The HC bench asked the BSTI to…
Thai farmers race their buffaloes in show of gratitude
Thailand, July 13 (AP/UNB) — Farmers in eastern Thailand have celebrated the start of the sowing season by racing their buffaloes, whose usual duty is to plow the fields.
Antibiotics again found in liquid milk samples
Dhaka, July 13 (UNB) – Researchers again claimed to have found traces of antibiotics in 10 samples of pasteurised and unpasteurised milk produced by several companies.
Avoiding the mistakes of Asian green revolution in Africa
By Isaiah Esipisu Dodoma, Tanzania, Jul 11 2019 (IPS) – Research scientists are studying groundwater resources in three African countries in order to understand the renewability of the source and how people can use it sustainably towards a green revolution…
Scientists get peek into how some fish change sex as adults
New York, Jul 11 (AP/UNB) — If in the beginning there was male and female, fish seem to have forgotten the memo. For nearly 500 fish species, including the clownfish in “Finding Nemo,” the great divide between sexes is more…
Fishing ban at breeding time in Sundarbans hits fisherfolk
Khulna, July 11 (UNB) – Amid a 65-day-ban on netting fish in the Bay of Bengal, the authorities imposed a fresh ban on all kinds of fishing in rivers and canals that flow through the Sundarbans. In a prohibitive order,…
KSA donates dates to support Bangladeshi schoolchildren
Dhaka, July 11 – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has donated 300 metric tons of dates to support schoolchildren and their families in Bangladesh. The contribution was acknowledged at a function this week at the Embassy of the Kingdom of…