Taiwan bans exports amid bird flu outbreak
Taiwan has placed a ban on all poultry product exports and almost 60,000 birds from two farms in the wake of a bird flu outbreak in two farms.
Archives for March 5, 2012
Sustainable seafood catching on in Australia
Australian consumers are consuming more sustainable fish and seafood products with the number of on-shelf, sustainable seafood products doubling in the past year.
Silver Bird suspends three execs and defaults on repayments
Malaysian bakery and confectionery firm Silver Bird Group Berhad has announced the suspension of three top officials as it defaults on loan repayments.
Food handlers in India to have annual medical fitness test
The sick and unfit will have to pass medical tests under a new order passed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
Australians prefer local foods: Report
A preference for local food among Australian consumers could offer Australian food processors a way to rejuvenation after a turbulent period where they have been pounded by cheap food imports.