New bite-sized learning app modules for the food and beverage industry have been launched in Singapore to provide on-the-go learning for time-strapped professionals.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) cabinet has issued new regulations for milk, other dairy and juice and beverage products, and the licensing of manufacturers.
Grocery prices would rise and consumers would be “worse off” if not for the recommendations to revise the Consumers’ Right to Know (Country of Origin of Food) Bill, Katherine Rich, CEO of New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (NZFGC) said.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed the mandatory labelling of blended edible vegetable oils to indicate the exact percentage of the blend on the front of the pack.
What’s in a letter? A great deal, if Malaysia is anything to go on, as the newly elected Pakatan Harapan (PH) government rolls back the hated GST sales tax system to replace it with an SST — a move which few people really understand, but everyone seems...
The Yulin Dog Festival, the highly polarising annual celebration of dog meat in southern China, took place as usual last month, albeit to even greater protests from critics and mounting disapproval from locals.
Food companies seeking to secure amendments to Food Standards Australia New Zealand’s (FSANZ) code of standards could face a revised set of costs, under plans put forward for consultation.
Undeclared allergens at 'concerning' concentrations in packaged food are causing accidental allergic reactions, according to a study. "There is a perception that food allergens are no longer an issue," says one expert. "This is...
Human health will suffer when climate change strips back the nutritional content of crops, according to new research, which has stated that South East Asia will bear the brunt of the burden.
Australia’s new Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) rules are now fully in force, with regulators set to embark on 10,000 spot checks to ensure adherence.
An Australian senate inquiry has recommended a nationwide ban on all single-use plastics, which will include plastic bags, takeaway containers, plastic-lined coffee cups and chip packets, by 2023.
Corporate interests may have influenced a key public health declaration covering the alcohol and tobacco sectors, suggest Australian and UK academics, resulting in it being 'little more than a vehicle for vested interests'.
The Philippines' Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced that health warnings may soon be placed on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), within the next one to two months.
South Korea has joined Japan in banning imports of Canadian wheat following the discovery of unapproved genetically modified (GM) plants in southern Alberta.
Far from following in the footsteps of Europe and the US, the Asia-Pacific region has the potential to be the global leader for food reformulation, in order to create healthier projects for its growing, and rapidly ageing, populations.
A just-published Greenpeace investigation alleges that New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra Cooperative Group’s key supplier of palm kernel extract (PKE) has links to a huge expanse of deforestation in Indonesia.
The US meat industry has welcomed US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) efforts to secure approval for 20 additional facilities that are now eligible to export beef to China.
India’s proposed new Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations been dubbed a ‘good start’ but in urgent need of amendments to be truly effective in tackling obesity and diabetes.
Middle Easter consumers are increasingly aware of the environmental impact of food waste, but the volume of goods being wasted remains stubbornly high.
FDA proposals that the sugars in a jar of honey or pure maple syrup should be listed as 'added sugars' on food labels (albeit with an explanatory note) is “absolutely ridiculous,” according to the vast majority of stakeholders commenting on...
GR2E Golden Rice, which is genetically engineered to bio-synthesise beta-carotene — a precursor of vitamin A — has obtained its third positive food safety evaluation in recent months, this time from the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA),...
Governments should take greater responsibility for the rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs), prioritise health services accordingly and collaborate with industry to find solutions… but not necessarily impose sugar taxes, according to an expert panel...
Qatar has ordered shops to remove goods — including food items — originating from four Gulf countries, and announced that inspectors will visit retail stores to ensure compliance.
A 20% sugar-sweetened beverage price increase would reduce sales and increase purchases of healthier options — while not hitting retailer revenues, according to a small trial in Australia.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plans to finalise its food labelling and display regulations for packaged food products — including proposed traffic light labelling for high fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) foods — within the next two...
Argentina’s efforts to reduce or remove trans fat content of foods has been a great success, with almost 95% of companies in compliance by 2015, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
A new Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) will be launched in July to bring together industry, academics and the community to tackle the country's mounting food waste problem.
Singapore has launched its first standard for manufacturers and processors to manage food waste, along with new software to track and trace production inefficiencies, as part of its fight to reduce the 800,000 tonnes of food that is discarded each year.
The trade spat between China and the US will serve to strengthen China’s booming cross-border ecommerce market, industry experts have said, even though uncertainty around regulations is again heightening.
New Zealand officials have declared a labour shortage in the Bay of Plenty, where 1,200 vacancies need to be filled to harvest kiwifruit amid rising overseas demand, especially from China.
With a new European Union (EU)/New Zealand (NZ) customs agreement coming into force last week (1 May), EU farm body Copa-Cogeca secretary-general Pekka Pesonen has warned that anticipated follow-up trade talks should not boost NZ access to EU meat markets....
The Australian organic industry has been ‘conservatively’ estimated to stand at $2.4bn this year, an 88% increase from 2012, with exports to Asia – most notably China and Japan – enjoying strong growth.
Tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing could be more effective at creating a more sustainable industry than curtailing overall catches, according to a recently-published research paper that highlighted advances made in Indonesia.
A new halal accreditation scheme for the Philippines will be launched by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) next month as the nation seeks to capitalise on increasing demand at home and overseas.
