Barry Callebaut aims to up Indonesia cocoa productivity with sustainable farming pilot
Barry Callebaut has launched its first Forever Chocolate pilot in Indonesia as it aims to improve the country’s cocoa production volumes and overall productivity.
Archives for March 1, 2018
Chinese abattoirs closed due to food safety fears
Worries about food safety and meat traceability have prompted authorities in a key meat production region in eastern China to shut 26 slaughtering facilities, but further issues have arisen about on-site slaughter by restaurateurs – ironically to...
GE-Free New Zealand planning to sue authorities over golden rice approval
Campaign group GE-Free New Zealand is considering taking legal action against regulator Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) and the Minister for Food Safety for the approval of foods containing genetically-modified golden rice to be sold in the...
Low-quality and insufficient protein intake putting Japanese population at higher sarcopenia risk: Study
The general Japanese population is at higher risk of sarcopenia and frailty due to low quantity and quality of protein intake, a recent study has found.
Thai trans fats ban Draft Notification now being finalised
The Thai Ministry of Public Health's Draft Notification on the proposed ban of partially hydrogenated oils, including trans fat, has ended its public consultation period and is being finalised.
Palm oil firm GAR says it has 100% traceability to the plantation for owned mills
Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) says it has finished mapping all its suppliers to its own mills, covering more than 600,000 hectares of estates and accounting for 39% of its total supply of palm oil.
Listeria sickens 10 in Australia with link to rockmelon
Ten people have been sickened by Listeria from eating rockmelon, according to Australian authorities.