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Experts for clear labeling to ensure food safety

Speakers at a discussion have underscored the importance of clear labeling system on product packaging, allowing the consumers to easily identify the levels of sugar, salt, trans fat, saturated fat, and other ingredients to determine potential health risks...

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58pc oil used at Rajshahi eateries unhygienic: report

About fifty-eight per cent edible oils used at different hotels and restaurants in Rajshahi are harmful to human health, according to a report of the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority published on Monday...

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High time for govt to act to ensure food safety

TWO pieces of research, one on fruit and the other on vegetables, have found the presence of harmful heavy metals such as lead, chromium and cadmium and pesticide residue in the produces that could expose humans to significant health risks, including cancer. The Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute has carried out the research on fruit and the...

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Studies find cancer-causing elements in fruits, vegetables

Two recent researches found alarming levels of harmful heavy metals such as lead, chromium, and cadmium, which poses significant health risks, including cancer, in common vegetables, along with pesticide residues in various fruits in Bangladesh...

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Actor Ferdous to work for food safety

Bangladesh Food Safety Authority signed a contract with member of parliament for Dhaka-10 constituency actor Ferdous Ahmed for the fiscal year 2024-25...

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Enhancing food safety in fish, chicken value chains urged

The results dissemination and policy co-creation workshop on ‘Enhancing Food Safety in Fish and Chicken Value Chains of Bangladesh’ was held on Monday at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council in Dhaka...

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Govt must stop sales of tainted Indian spices, examine them

THIS is disparaging that Bangladesh authorities are in the dark about the presence of carcinogenic elements in spices of two Indian brands that are sold on the market, especially on e-commerce sites. Food regulators in Hong Kong and Singapore have...

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Govt investigates sugar in Nestle baby food

The Bangladesh food regulator has launched an investigation into the Nestlé over traces of sugar and honey in baby milk and cereal products sold in low- and middle- income countries, including Bangladesh, which violates international...

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