HealthPuffer fish meal kills a shopkeeper in Satkhira, four of his family in hospital
Five members of one household at Bardal village in Ashashuni fell ill after eating a cooked puffer fish bought at a local market.
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HealthHow a shopper can tell whether a packaged product meets the standard
After ordering spices and ghee off the shelves, BSTI says scanning the QR code on the wrapper is the quickest way to separate genuine from fake.
AgribusinessUS opens $7.5m for cold storage so food banks can take fresh farm produce
Grants of up to $200,000 per project will pay for refrigeration in the middle of the food assistance supply chain, letting emergency food networks handle meat, dairy and fresh produce.
FisheriesWhy farmed fish tastes muddy, and what the scientists blame
Researchers say geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol, released by bacteria in unchanged pond water, settle in the fat and red muscle of the fish.
HealthSoybean oil alone adds 6,441 plastic particles to an adult's year
Researchers say an adult takes in an average of 17.65 microplastic particles a day from soybean oil, and a child 77.21 a day from everyday food.
HealthFootpath food stalls in Bangladesh will now need registration
New rules require everyone from a pavement stall to a food importer to register with the Food Safety Authority.
HealthBSTI orders eight products from four companies off the market
Excess preservatives and harmful micro-organisms were found in products ranging from mango pickle to ice cream.
AgribusinessGhana's AgriConnect Compact puts $3.5 billion behind cocoa, rice, maize and poultry
The national framework aims to improve food and nutrition security for close to three million people by 2030 and to support the creation of more than 2.6 million jobs by 2035.
EnvironmentEthiopia hands irrigation decisions to farmers — and asks them to pay a share
Under the farmer-led irrigation development programme, farmers choose the system they want and contribute cash towards it, while the government facilitates rather than builds.