CONTRIBUTORS & INTERVIEWEES
The people who have helped us report
To write about edible bird’s nest as accurately and as soundly as we can, TSUBAMEDIA puts its weight on going to the places themselves and hearing directly from the people who work in the field.
Our articles are built on interviews and briefings with the people listed below, together with research papers, material published by public bodies, and other information already in the public domain.
We publish these names with the permission of the individuals or of the institutions they belong to.
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
The National University of Malaysia (UKM)
Official site of UKM’s Department of Food Science and Nutrition ↗
Both have worked on edible bird’s nest for more than fifteen years. We asked them about the research itself, about the reality of adulteration, and about how hard it is to tell the genuine article from the rest.
Malaysian Bioeconomy Development Corporation
Official site of the Malaysian Bioeconomy Development Corporation ↗
A government agency supporting the development of Malaysia’s bioeconomy. We asked about the edible bird’s nest industry and biotechnology, about how BioNexus Status works, and about how it is screened and audited.
NanoVerify Sdn. Bhd.
Official site of NanoVerify Sdn. Bhd. ↗
A subsidiary of NanoMalaysia Berhad, working on the verification and certification of products and technologies that use nanotechnology. We asked how evaluation and certification in this field are approached, and how their reliability is confirmed.
GLYKEN
Official site of GLYKEN ↗
They have given us continuing access and information on the ground — the production sites, the management of the birdhouses, raw material, manufacturing and research.
EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE & DISCLOSURE
Reporting, and where responsibility lies
The people listed here have helped TSUBAMEDIA with reporting and with gathering information. That does not mean they have supervised or approved the articles themselves.
Information obtained through interviews is checked by the TSUBAMEDIA editorial desk against published material and research papers before an article is written. Responsibility for the editing and the wording of our articles rests with Japan Bansho Co., Ltd., which runs this publication.
Japan Bansho Co., Ltd. also has a commercial relationship with GLYKEN and handles products connected with that company in Japan. Where an article covers GLYKEN, or research, technology or manufacturing connected with it, we state that relationship before we publish.
Who we spoke to, what information an article rests on, and what relationship we have with the company that runs this publication — as far as we can, we want to put that background in front of our readers too.