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
30 May 2025, 07:00 AM

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.
16 October 2024, 02:00 AM

Food safety crisis demands immediate attention

Studies reveal high levels of heavy metals, pesticide residues in foods
28 September 2024, 07:00 AM

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.
24 September 2024, 18:00 PM

A monument to systemic negligence

Chattogram testing lab remains inoperative even after nine years
1 July 2024, 08:35 AM

Safe food still a far cry in Bangladesh

Presence of excessive ‘trans fat’ in soybean oil a threat to public health
15 January 2024, 20:26 PM

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. 
30 March 2023, 02:30 AM

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. 
20 November 2022, 02:30 AM

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.
13 November 2022, 12:21 PM

Why are we vilifying researchers for their work?

Journalists must add nuance to debates, not shut them down
8 November 2022, 13:00 PM

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”.
25 November 2019, 18:00 PM

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
15 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Lead, pesticides in milk

A government-commissioned study has found in raw cow milk excessive levels of lead, regular consumption of which is harmful to human health.
10 February 2019, 18:00 PM

BFSA orders withdrawal of all baby milk products

Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) orders withdrawal of all products of powdered baby milk suspected of bacterial contamination after the French company, Lactalis, notified the issue to the authority.
21 January 2018, 10:43 AM

Get more manpower to ensure safe food

A two-day food safety conference rounded off yesterday calling on the government to set local food standards in line with
24 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Processed Food: Govt to ensure safety by 2021

The government aims to make processed food producers comply with set standards so that safe food could be ensured by 2021.
23 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Dangerous toxins in food chain

Fifteen major food commodities were tested at various stages of production over an eight-month period between November 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016 at the National Food Safety Laboratory.
31 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Wheat imported from Brazil ‘not rotten’

The food ministry says it tested the wheat imported from Brazil and did not find any grain that is “rotten” or “unfit for human consumption”.
24 June 2015, 15:21 PM

Nestle to destroy noodles worth $50m

Nestle says it will destroy more than $50m worth of its hugely popular Maggi noodles, following a ban imposed by India's food safety regulator.
16 June 2015, 04:46 AM

Maggi noodles row: Case against Amitabh, Preity

Case is lodged against Nestle India over safety standards of its Maggi product, while actors Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta are dragged to court for promoting brand.
31 May 2015, 05:45 AM