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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Biratnagar sweets laced with harmful agents, by Shekhar Regmi (ht 20/11/2008)

Food safety, by Bhishma Pokhrel (kp 15/11/2008)

WHO to help Nepal test Chinese milk products, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 14/11/2008)

Meat Act gathers dust, public health in peril, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 08/11/2008), Govt apathy shuts slaughter house, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 09/11/2008)

Adulterated meat rampant in Parsa, by Sujit Mahat (kp 07/10/2008)

Plea to adopt food safety management system (ht 06/09/2008)

Nutrition project for school children on the cards (ht 01/09/2008)

Govt bans Chinese dairy products (nn 25/09/2008)

5 die of food poisoning (kp 25/08/2008), Poisonous porridge claims three lives, renders 10 ill, by Shivraj Bhatt (ht 25/08/2008)

Junk food, by Subaj Bhattarai (kp 22/07/2008)

Mushroom mayhem claim lives of two minors, many fall sick (nn 07/07/2008)

Fat Of The Matter, by G.K. Pakavath (rn 30/06/2008)

Healthy eating, by Kanika Deshpande (kp 09/06/2008)

Is it food crisis or food safety? by Vijay Singh Chhetri (kp 30/05/2008)

2 die of food poisoning, over 70 taken ill, by Ishwari Neupane (kp 16/05/2008)

‘Most bottled water sub-standard’ (kp 04/05/2008)

Quality certification for food products to become mandatory, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 23/04/2008), Proper certification of food imports, exports stressed (kp 25/04/2008), ‘Q’ mark must for import of foodstuff (ht 25/04/2008)

Quality food? Know thyself,by Baburam Kharel (kp 28/11/2007)

Sagarmatha's superfruit: The juice that's jam-packed with vitamins (nt 16/11/2007)

‘Change food habit to prevent diabetes’ (kp 15/11/2007)

Expert: Over 70% Nepali women suffer from malnutrition (Xinhua 16/10/2007)

NARC to promote organic poultry (kp 05/09/2007)

Adulterated alcohol kills 10, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 01/09/2007), 13 die after consuming tainted liquor in Janakpur (nn 01/09/2007), Hooch kills 9 more in Janakpur (nn 02/09/2007), 6 more succumb to hooch (kp 03/09/2007), Janakpur hooch toll climbs to 21, by Shyam Sundar Sashi (kp 04/09/2007)

Malnutrition takes toll on GDP, IQ, by Tom Atwood (kp 09/08/2007)

Wild mushroom kills entire family (nn 03/08/2007)

Kalimati vegetable market gets a clean-up, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 02/08/2007)

Not true to the salt, STC selling unhygienic salt (nn 31/07/2007)

New standards law on anvil (kp 11/07/2007)

Experts to check ration quality in Dailekh, by Harihar Singh Rathaur (kp 04/07/2007)

Cholera bacteria detected in Rautahat water, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 30/06/2007)

Mango fever: The celestial fruit is a perennial hit in the Valley of the Gods, by Pranaya SJP Rana (nt 22/06/2007)

Nutrition-packed Champion launched to control IDA in children (nn 22/06/2007)

Food quality (kp 11/06/2007)

Directives to enforce Meat Inspection (samn 08/06/2007)

‘Enforce food laws to enhance quality’ (kp 30/05/2007)

'Most eateries buy decayed vegetables' (samn 28/03/2007)

Mixing minerals in food for public health (kp 17/02/2007)

Beware, sekuwa causes cancer, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kk 10/02/2007)

60 students faint after eating prasad (kp 25/01/2007)

Antibiotics found in 12 pc Valley milk (samn 14/12/2006)

Students fall sick after eating porridge (kp 17/11/2006)

The Karnail's Children, by Marty Logan (nt 20/10/2006)

Ignorance fuels malnutrition in the western tarai, by Suman Pradhan (nt 13/10/2006)

Custom, Ignorance Breed Severe Malnutrition, by Suman Pradhan (Inter Press Service 29/09/2006)

WFP report on poverty released (samn 27/09/2006)

Kaski has highest caloric intake (kp 27/09/2006)

Salt of the earth: A unique public-private partnership keeps down the price of salt and ensures quality (nt 08/09/2006)

3 die after eating poisoned fish in eastern Nepal (pd 06/08/2006)

Dozens of people treated for food poisoning (nn 31/07/2006)

Communities making kids healthy: Local programs cut malnutrition at a faster rate than national ones, by Naresh Newar (nt 28/07/2006)

The King of Yogurt: Nepalese practice old-fashioned techniques for making local delicacy, by Rupa Kharel (Ohmy News 19/07/2006)

Focus on malnourishment and the conflict (an 05/05/2006)

81 food adulteration cases in a year (samn 16/04/2006)

Child dies of malnutrition in 10 Minutes in Nepal: Official (People's Daily 20/03/2006)

50 percent children malnourished: DHS (nn 04/01/2006)

Eat potato and yam instead of rice (kp 04/01/2006)

Valley eateries unhygienic: Study (samn 20/11/2005)

Underfed and underfunded: Seventy percent of child deaths in Nepal are indirectly a result of malnutrition, by Naresh Newar (nt 15/07/2005)

Focus on malnutrition (Relief Web 14/06/2005)

Sub-standard food on the rise in Valley (kp 22/04/2005

Hygienic meat long way off people’s plates (ht 09/04/2005)

Iodized salt reaches 90% of population (rn 14/01/2005)

Food Security Better Management Must, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 10/01/2005)

Malnutrition hits Thami kids (ht 05/10/2004)

Love for junk food weakening young hearts, by Nityananda Timsina (kp 26/09/2004)

School Health & Nutrition, by Jhabindra Bhandari (rn 11/09/2004)

Iron fortification essential in anemia control, by Ayushma Pandey (kp 08/09/2004), ‘Sort out micronutrients deficiencies’ (kp 09/09/2004), Experts concerned over deficiency of micro-nutrients in soil (rn 10/09/2004)

Coliform organism found in drinking water in valley (ht 30/07/2004)

Govt fails to control contaminated milk (kp 07/07/2004)

17 food-adulteration cases filed (kp 30/06/2004)

City pasteurised milk impure (ht 27/06/2004), Milk producers sign anti-adulteration agreement (kp 27/06/2004)

Kathmandu water contains choliform (rn 22/06/2004), Kathmandu water contains arsenic, by Razen Manandhar (ht 27/06/2004)

Roadside food: irresistibly cheap, but devastatingly hazardous, by Paras Kharel (kp 10/06/2004)

Impure water (ht 10/06/2004)

Bhaktapur's Juju Dhau, by Saurav Jung Thapa (kp 17/03/2004)

Testing food quality difficult: Govt officials (kp 30/01/2004)

Iodine deficiency down as 91% use enriched salt (rn 29/01/2004), Iodine deficiency remains a major health problem (kp 03/02/2004)

Pyuthan residents ignorant of benefits of iodised salt, by Numara Khanal (kp 25/01/2004)

Hygienic meat stalls at Boudhanath, by Pema Sherpa (kp 01/01/2004)

Govt imposes ban on Kinley (kp 25/12/2003)

Decomposed fish floods local market (kp 24/12/2003)

Despite legislation, bad quality meat continues to threaten locals’ health, by Madan Wagle (ht 29/11/2003), Meat sellers do not follow hygienic practice (kp 30/11/2003)

Millet food popular in restaurants (rn 27/11/2003)

Food adulteration menace on rise (kp 17/11/2003), Beware! food adulteration is on the rise (ht 17/11/2003)

Inedible colour adulteration found in sweets in Biratnagar (Himalayan Times, 28/10/2003)

Doctors worry about consumption of Gutkha (Rising Nepal, 24/10/2003)

Malnutrition toll 235 a day in Nepal: UNICEF (Himalayan Times, 18/10/2003)

Experts put emphasis on balanced diet (Kathmandu Post, 17/10/2003)

Regional food lab closed since 7 months (Kathmandu Post, 30/09/2003)

Terror in the stomach, by Phanindra Upadhyaya (Kathmandu Post, 16/09/2003)

Consumer health (Kathmandu Post, 11/08/2003)

Many consumer goods contaminated: Report (Kathmandu Post, 18/06/2003), Criminal neglect (Kathmandu Post, 19/06/2003)

Farmers suffering from mal-nutrition (Space Time Today, 13/04/2003)

Useful Germinated Brown Rice, by Hari Bahadur KC (Rising Nepal, 09/04/2003)

Iodised salt essential for good health (Kathmandu Post, 28/03/2003), Non-iodised salt leads to severe ailments, by Kamal Panthi (Kathmandu Post, 02/04/2003)

No sign of improvement in food adulteration, by Indra Adhikari (Rising Nepal, 15/03/2003), Consumers concerned over unhealthy meat (Himalayan Times, 19/03/2003), Menace Of Adulteration (Rising Nepal, 19/03/2003)

Human Poverty: Time To Act Against It, by P.C. Wasti (Rising Nepal, 12/03/2003)

Sale of unhygienic meat on rise (Kathmandu Post, 02/03/2003)

Half the kids below 5 malnourished: UN, by Prasanna Chitrakar (Himalayan Times, 01/03/2003)

Poor nourishment leading cause of child mortality in Nepal (Himalayan Times, 22/02/2003)

Food adulteration rampant in Ilam (Space Time Today, 26/12/2002)

Wild foods result in health complications (Kathmandu Post, 17/12/2002)

Consumption of hygienic meat: Can this be ignored? (Space Time Today, 10/12/2002)

Smuggled non-iodised salt jeorpadising health in Terai (Kathmandu Post, 08/12/2002)

School children deprived of nutritious food, by Rudra Khadka (Kathmandu Post, 07/12/2002)

GM foods making inroads in Nepal, by Surendra Phuyal (Kathmandu Post, 24/11/2002)

Nutrition And Population A Close Link, by Khilendra Basnyat (Rising Nepal, 23/11/2002)

Fifty per cent children suffer from malnutrition in Nepal (Kathmandu Post, 12/10/2002)

Iodised salt use not yet common in remote areas (Rising Nepal, 04/10/2002)

1.4 M children in Nepal victims of malnutrition' (Rising Nepal, 03/10/2002)

Slaughter Houses: Meat Menace, by Thakur Amgai (Kathmandu Post, 23/08/2002)

Irrigation canal damaged (Kathmandu Post, 02/08/2002)

Concern over food adulteration (Kathmandu Post, 02/08/2002)

‘91pc of Nepalis use iodised salt’ (Kathmandu Post, 17/07/2002)

55 pc in Kapilvastu use contaminated water (Kathmandu Post, 12/07/2002)

Adulteration of food items still alarming: 56 pc of milk, mineral water below standard mark, by Milan Mani Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 25/06/2002)

Early mangoes pose health risks (Rising Nepal, 13/06/2002)

Adulterated milk being sold (Kathmandu Post, 27/05/2002)

Care for the people (Kathmandu Post, 20/05/2002)

23 per cent of Nepal’s population is hungry: FAO (Kathmandu Post, 15/05/2002)

Malnutrition remains threat to Nepalese children, by Krishna Sharma (Rising Nepal, 11/04/2002)

Hygiene of imported meat doubtful, by Binod Bhandari (Kathmandu Post, 01/03/2002)

Over 50 PC of rural people do not use iodised salt (Kathmandu Post, 04/11/2001)

People unconcerned about meat quality, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 23/10/2001)

Meat of PPR-infected goats safe, say doctors (Rising Nepal, 20/10/2001)

Mineral water found contaminated, by Manoj M Rijal (Kathmandu Post, 19/10/2001)

Containing food adulteration emphasized (Kathmandu Post, 15/10/2001)

Water and food-borne diseases on the rise (Kathmandu Post, 10/10/2001)

Hotline service to check adulteration in food items (Kathmandu Post, 11/09/2001)

Acute shortage of iodised salt affect people in Humla (Kathmandu Post, 21/08/2001)

True to our salt, by Hemlata Rai (Nepali Times, 10/08/2001)

Food Security: Commercial Corn, by Akshay Sharma (Spotlight, 27/07/2001)

Food labelling system, by Tika Karki (Kathmandu Post, 20/07/2001)

Over 50 pc population in Nepal suffer from malnutrition (Kathmandu Post, 04/07/2001)

Interest in vegetarian food on rise, by Ganesh Raj Acharya (Kathmandu Post, 11/06/2001)

Major food, beverage adulteration detected, by Shree Ram Subedi (Kathmandu Post, 05/05/2001); see also editorial Food adulteration (Kathmandu Post, 07/05/2001)

No Indian meat and fish (Nepali Times, 09/03/2001)

Kathmandu’s red hot melting pot, by Sujata Tuladhar (Nepali Times, 09/03/2001)

Tips for healthy food planning, by Padma Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 27/02/2001)

Nutrition Education, by Akshay Sharma (Spotlight, 16/02/2001)

Micronutrient Intake: Healthy Progress, by Akshay Sharma (Spotlight, 29/12/2000)

Foodstuff adulterated: Report, by Surendra Uprety (Rising Nepal, 12/12/2000)

After victory in 2 health fronts anaemia remains key challenge (Kathmandu Post, 05/12/2000); see also Gains reported in fighting nutritional deficiencies (Rising Nepal, 05/12/2000)

Eliminate adulteration (Kathmandu Post, 26/10/2000)

Food adulteration remains a serious problem in Nepali bazaar, by Archana Parajuli (Kathmandu Post, 22/10/2000)

Vegetables And Pesticides-The Virtual Paradox, by Dhruba N. Manandhar (Spotlight, 20/10/2000)

A Project Is Slaughtered (Sunday Despatch, 10/09/2000)

No animal fats in vegetable ghee (Kathmandu Post, 19/08/2000)

Poultry entrepreneurs assure of quality (Kathmandu Post, 12/08/2000)

Can’t ‘superfast’ flood forecasting bring down damages!?!, by Surendra Phuyal (Kathmandu Post, 06/08/2000)

Price and sales of chicken declines (Kathmandu Post, 03/08/2000)

Imported fish found unhygienic (Kathmandu Post, 21/07/2000)

Control food quality (Kathmandu Post, 21/07/2000)

Food items found substandard (Kathmandu Post, 20/07/2000)

Food adulteration thriving, thanks to weak control, by Amar Pradhan (Kathmandu Post, 15/07/2000)

How safe is your mineral water? (Rising Nepal 11/07/2000)

Over 47% of sweets adulterated (Rising Nepal, 26/06/2000)

Meat quality: A long ignored issue, by Prajwal Raj Regmi (Kathmandu Post, 02/06/2000)

Red, red meat: how safe to eat? (Kathmandu Post, 17/03/2000)

20% foodstuffs in market adulterated, says research (The Rising Nepal, 7 January 2000)

Food Act should be enforced in all districts: experts (The Kathmandu Post, 4 January 2000)

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