Australian allergy co-operative launches to tackle epidemic
Allergic disease already affects one in five Australians, but experts warn this could rise by 70% to one in four by 2050 unless prevention strategies are developed now.
Archives for April 17, 2013
Growth story
Food consumption in India will double by 2030
India’s overall food consumption will double by 2030, according to new research by McKinsey and the Confederation of Indian Industry.
Guest voice
Food industry has big role to play in Asean single market
As the deadline for the creation of single common market across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) fast approaches, the food industry has stepped up to demonstrate that the private sector can play a meaningful role in accelerating the...
Mixed vitamin E forms show liver benefits: Rat data
A mixture of vitamin E tocotrienols and alpha-tocopherol may work synergistically to improve liver health in lab animals with non-alcoholic steatohepatits (NASH), the most extreme form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Food safety
Beware of pesticides in Chinese imports: study
The initial findings of a research study has shown that pesticides are the number one problem reported by consumers around the world concerning food imported from China.
Asean gets industry body to help harmonise policies and standards
The new Asean Food and Beverage Alliance (AFBA) has launched in Singapore with the aim of harmonising food policies and standards across the bloc.