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Minister: Manufacturers' responsibility to push food safety awareness
Food manufacturers should invest some of their profits to promote awareness of food safety, and consumers should use gadgets to check for adulteration.
Archives for August 15, 2016
One in four Hong Kong soy sauces found to contain traces of carcinogen
More than a quarter of soy sauce brands tested by the Hong Kong Consumer Council have been found to contain a possibly carcinogenic compound, while a similar number failed to meet the most basic overseas quality standards.
Soy could help cut diabetes and heart risk in PCOS patients
Consumption of soy isoflavones by women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) could help prevent diabetes and cardiac problems, a new study has found.
Benchmark challenge: Australian additive reforms push sector into global thinking
Australia’s feed sector wants to benchmark improvements created by 2015 reforms on additive imports and better engage with the global market, industry heads say.
Cadbury pulls ‘discriminatory' TV ad in Australia
Mondelēz has been ordered to pull a TV ad in Australia for Cadbury Picnic that featured a fast-speaking Indian man.
Poor diet and high blood pressure fuelling China’s heart disease epidemic: Study
Worsening dietary trends and soaring blood pressure levels will contribute to millions of new cases of heart attacks and strokes in China over the next two decades, researchers claim.