News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
India is engaging in rice diplomacy with Indonesia to whom it is willing to sell 500,000 tonnes of rice, but also wants the latter to cut its export tax on crude palm oil which is hurting Indian refineries.
A new study has identified that a stronger focus on aquaculture, specifically salmon, will drive growth in New Zealand's seafood industry.
A public-private partnership has been struck, assuring $1m to create a fund for food safety training programmes and incident prevention schemes throughout Asia Pacific.
The top watchdogs in the food and advertising sectors respectively have decided to join hands to regulate the advertising of food and beverages in India, starting with issuing new guidelines to food companies.
A tea manufacturer has been fined RM20,000 ($6,376) for producing teas contaminated with prohibited colouring substances.