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How to Get Chemical-Free Seasonal Fruit
A student writer argues that awareness, home-grown fruit, stricter enforcement and training for farmers can free seasonal fruit from harmful chemicals.
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Daily lifeHow to Identify Pure Ghee: Adulteration Tests, Standards and Health Advice
Melting ghee on your palm or heating it in a pan cannot prove it is pure; BSTI standards, food-safety screening tests and laboratory analysis can, and ghee is best eaten in moderation.
FruitsGouripur factory made mango juice without mango; owner jailed for three months
A mobile court in Gouripur, Mymensingh, on 4 March 2025 jailed the owner of an unlicensed juice factory for three months and fined him Tk 1 lakh after finding drinks made from chemicals with no mango at all.
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Pesticide Use Highest in Fruit and Vegetables, Says DU Professor
Farmers are ignoring pesticide rules, making fruit and vegetables the most pesticide-laden foods, a Dhaka University nutrition professor told a Bangladesh Food Safety Authority seminar.
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Human Chain at Dhaka University Demands Chemical-Free Seasonal Fruit
An environmental movement formed a human chain at Dhaka University demanding that seasonal and all other fruit be free of harmful chemicals.
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No Formalin in Fruits and Vegetables: Food Safety Authority
The Bangladesh Food Safety Authority has issued a public notice saying formalin plays no role in preserving fruits and vegetables.