Archives for August 4, 2013

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Contamination crisis

China halts import of NZ baby powder following botulinum contamination

By RJ Whitehead

Asia-Pacific health ministries are closely following developments following the release of a food safety warning by New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries before the weekend advising of instances of the Clostridium botulinum bacterium in several...

FAO anticipates record-breaking Asian rice crop

By RJ Whitehead

A deluge of early monsoon rains is expected to help produce a bumper Asian rice crop this season, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation has predicted.