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…
Tag: Food & nutrition
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…
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…
Taking cue from YouTube, BD youth farms fish in yard pools
Comilla, June 26 – Iqbal Hossain, a youth of Shubhanagar village in Sadar Upazila, has started farming fish in backyard pools. He taught himself the technique by watching a tutorial on youtube, the video blogging site. “I started farming fish…
HC orders random testing of food products across Bangladesh
Dhaka, June 16 – The High Court on Sunday ordered the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) to inspect and re-examine food products at random throughout the year across the country with the help of other agencies to ensure the…
Regulatory duty increased to discourage rice import
Dhaka, May 22 (UNB) –The government has increased the regulatory duty on rice import to 25 percent from the existing 3 percent, aiming to discourage its import following a drastic fall in rice prices in the country. The National Board…
Cos selling 52 listed substandard food products to be sued
Dhaka, May 19 – Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) on Sunday declared that they would file cases against the companies selling the listed 52 substandard products in the market. During a meeting at the Directorate of Consumer Rights Protection’s (DNCRP)…
The rising tide of sustainable seafood
By Teresa Ish and Henrik Österblom Stockholm – McDonald’s. Hilton. IKEA. Each of these corporate titans enjoys an enormous customer base. But what most of their customers might not realize is that these companies are leaders in ocean stewardship: they…
Licences of 2 more food factories cancelled, 25 suspended
Dhaka, May 16 – The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) on Thursday cancelled licences of two more factory units for their substandard chilly power and vermicelli, and suspended licences of 25 more factory units for marketing their substandard products…
BD Standards Institution cancels licence of 25 food products
Dhaka, May 15 -The Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institution (BSTI) pn Wednesday cancelled and suspended licenses of a total of 25 products of 22 companies for their failure to come up with answers against the show cause notices served by…
10 orgs highlighting the true cost of food
Danielle Nierenberg I’m thrilled to join the Global Alliance for the Future of Food and over 100 thinkers and doers in the food system for The Future of Food: True Cost Accounting for Transformative Change event. Together we will discuss…
There’s an App for that: Reducing our food waste
Danielle Nierenberg Greetings from Baltimore! Today, purpose-driven apps offer a new way to advocate for justice in the food system. Turning some of the industry’s problems into innovative solutions, these organizations and apps are transforming the paradox between two massive…
Amari Dhaka’s cascade lounge new Good Morning breakfast
Dhaka, December 2018: Amari’s Lobby Lounge Cascade announces the launch of its new Good Morning Breakfast Menu.
Lower cancer risk seen among high organic food consumers
One of the first large-scale studies on organic food consumption and cancer risks involving 68,946 French adults found a 25% lower overall cancer risk among those consuming organic food most regularly compared to those who reported very little or no…
Agroecology has full potential for sustainable food systems
Alarming rates of food insecurity and malnutrition persist alongside the growing crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. Food systems are at a critical juncture and a dramatic transition to agroecology is urgently needed. Agroecology’s profile in the national and…
Five reasons to quit sugar now
Why it’s so important to cut back on your sugar intake—and take back control of your health.
Books about food to celebrate Fall
From Danielle Nierenberg To celebrate this fall season, Food Tank is highlighting 19 books about food policy, nutrition science, healthy eating, justice, and farming. With these books, readers will be able to immerse themselves in new roles as activists, brewers,…
Why should countries invest in food safety?
Unsafe food costs low- and middle-income economies US$ 110 billion in lost productivity and medical expenses each year. Preventative measures—including greater investment, better regulatory frameworks and measures that promote behaviour change—can help countries avoid food safety problems.
Bd Agro Processors’ Foodpro int’l expo from Oct 25
Dhaka, Oct 22 – The 6th BAPA Foodpro International Expo 2018 is going to be held on 25 to 27 October at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in the city.
World Food Day: World hunger is on the rise again
By IPS World Desk Rome, Oct 15 (IPS) – According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), over 820 million people are currently suffering from chronic undernourishment across the globe.
World Food Day: Take a holistic approach to food production
From Danielle Nierenberg October 16 is World Food Day. It can be a day of action, dedicated to tackling hunger and ensuring food security and nutrient-dense diets for everyone. Food should nourish and nurture people, society, and the planet, but…
Zinc-biofortified wheat reduces childhood illness
When vulnerable young children in India eat foods prepared with wheat enriched with zinc, they spend significantly fewer days sick with pneumonia and vomiting, shows a study published this week. Diets in India commonly lack sufficient zinc and consequently, nearly…
Building resilience through agroecology
Dhaka, Oct 1 – Agriculture takes up almost 40% of the planet’s ice-free land surface, accounts for 70% of the freshwater used in the world, and produces about 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions. It is also the single biggest driver of…
Let food be thy medicine
By Adelheid Onyango and Bibi Giyose Brazzaville, Congo, Aug 14 2018 (IPS) – When faced with a crisis, our natural reaction is to deal with its immediate threats. Ateka (name has been changed) came to the make-shift clinic with profuse…
Climate change demands global transformation of agriculture
Unless action is taken now to make agriculture more sustainable, productive and resilient, climate change impacts will seriously compromise food production.
Seaweed gains ground as pillar of food security in South America
By Orlando Milesi Matanzas, Chile, (IPS) – Seaweed, a nutrient-rich foodstuff that was a regular part of the diet of several South American indigenous peoples, is emerging as a new pillar of food security in Latin America and is providing…
Agroecology: A sure recipe to feed the world sustainably
by Christopher D. Cook, Kari Hamerschlag and Kendra Klein Friends of the Earth Hunger is not primarily a problem of overall supply of food, but rather of poverty, lack of democracy and unequal access to land, water and other resources,…
Stories key to informing, inspiring action to end malnutrition
Washington, D.C.—The costs of malnutrition—health, social, and economic—are staggering. However, the tools to improve nutrition are within our grasp. “Nourishing Millions: Stories of Change in Nutrition,” written by development leaders from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and other…
Biofortification pioneers win 2016 World Food Prize
Washington, D.C. – Four scientists responsible for improving the health of 10 million rural poor in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to receive $250,000 award. Drs. Maria Andrade, Robert Mwanga, Jan Low and Howarth Bouis were announced Monday as the…