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Date palm sap behind eight deaths in Bangladesh

By News Desk on February 22, 2023

Eight people have died in Bangladesh after consuming contaminated raw date palm sap.

From early January to mid-February, 11 cases including eight deaths from the Nipah virus have been reported across two divisions in Bangladesh.

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Review of food safety project finds progress in Bangladesh

By Joe Whitworth on May 26, 2022

A project on food safety in Bangladesh has improved the situation but gaps still remain, according to an evaluation document.

The report covers efforts from 2013 to 2019 in Bangladesh, funded by the United States…
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USAID, USDA award funds for international food safety projects

By News Desk on October 11, 2018

USAID and USDA have awarded funding to Land O’Lakes International Development for capacity building and food safety projects in six countries.

Five programs will focus on agricultural capacity building, food safety and cooperative development in…
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New Power Plant Threatens Agriculture and Food Security in Bangladesh

By Asif Reza Akash on October 22, 2013

The government of Bangladesh is advancing plans to install a coal-based thermal power plant in the area of Rampal in the Bagerhaat district. This project is only 10 kilometers away from the Sundarbans, an environmentally…
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Millions Chronically Exposed to Arsenic in Water

By Helena Bottemiller on July 9, 2010

Between 35 and 77 million Bangladeshis have been exposed to toxic levels of arsenic from drinking contaminated water, a public health calamity causing one in five deaths in the country, according to new research published…

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Bangladesh to Improve Seafood Safety

By Zach Mallove on January 31, 2010

On January 19, the Bangladeshi parliament passed a bill prohibiting the use of antibiotics, growth hormone, steroids and other harmful pesticides in animal and fish feeds. The new bill, if turned into law, will guarantee…

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US, Bangladesh Partner on Seafood Safety

By Helena Bottemiller on November 4, 2009

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) sent a team of seafood safety specialists to Bangladesh this week to help train local health officials…

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