To actively discuss the issue of AMR which
attracts growing attention from the worldMinistry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS, Minister Kim Ganglip) recently held the 1st MFDS Global Conference on Foodborne Antimicrobial Resistance (GCFA) virtually in an effort to ramp up international cooperation for...
Nestle aims to protect and restore the environment, improve the livelihoods of farmers and enhance the well-being of farming communities.Nestlé is laying out its plans to support and accelerate the transition to a regenerative food system – one that aims to protect and restore the envir...
University of Queensland will develop online nutrition resources called Nutritious ToolsThe Morrison Government is investing $2.4 million to help parents, early childcare workers, GPs and other health professionals improve the nutrition of Australian children up to five years of age. The government ...
Origin Agritech Ltd. announcedthat it has received approval from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs for four of its new hybrid corn breeds, further enriching its product pipeline in China’s corn seed market
Origin Agritech Ltd. announced that it has received approval from the Min...
The government as part of the Thailand 4.0 strategy has prioritized "food for the future" and "advanced agriculture and biotechnology" innovationsThailand’s high-tech Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), already positioning itself as the gateway to Asia, is aiming for a new post-COVID-19 rol...
The current Covid-19 situation has brought the issue of food security into sharper focusSingapore has set its sights on producing 30 per cent of the country’s nutritional needs locally by 2030. Research and development in sustainable urban food production, future foods, and food safety and innovat...
In the first half of this year alone, some 5.84 billion baht worth of investment applications were filed for the sectorFrom January 2019 to June 2020, international and local investors have filed 116 investment promotion applications for food processing and drinks manufacturing projec...
The programme is conducted with local government health bureaus to intensify food safety and sanitation management for public interestSoybean and other associated products such as tofu, dried tofu, and soybean milk are rich in essential amino acids and vitamins, and have been indispensable nutrients...
To strengthen the hygiene management of food manufacturersBaked goods become the choice of meals and snacks for the public with its highly diversified options and the nature of easy to pack.
If high-risk raw materials are used such as food addit...
Version 2020 marks the beginning of a new generation of benchmarking, recognition and transparencyThe Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) announced the newest edition of its Benchmarking Requirements during the opening plenary of its annual conference, a gathering of more than 1,000 ...
The definitive agreement for the merger of IFF and DuPont’s Nutrition & Biosciences (N&B) business in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction. The deal values the combined company at $45.4 billion on an enterprise value basis, reflecting a value of $26.2 billion for the N&B business based on IFF’s sh...
This was decided by Board meeting chaired by Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister, ThailandBoard of Investment of Thailand has approved five more Food Innopolis sites as science and technology zones, as proposed by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation. This was decided by ...
The Ministry will introduce an advertising prohibition for the least healthy SSBs with the poorest label gradeAs part of the War on Diabetes, the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) and Health Promotion Board (HPB) held a public consultation, and looked widely, broadly, with different interest g...
BESTEVIA Reb D is a non-caloric, high-purity stevia sweetener with a clean, sugar-like tasteUS based sweetener company SweeGen has announced that Food Standards Australia, New Zealand (FSANZ) has assessed and approved BESTEVIA® Reb D Stevia Leaf Sweetener for use as a food additiv...
Consolidated net sales was of $7,791.1 million which was an increase of 3.7%.The Hershey Company has announced net sales and earnings for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018. The company also provided its 2019 reported net sales and earnings outlook.
“I’m pleased th...
In 2017, the colour scheme was introduced to categorise the sweetened drinks.The Sri Lankan Health and Nutrition Ministry recently announced that it would adopt the colour scheme that was adopted to categorise the sweetened drinks to solid foods as well.
The decision was taken after taking into con...
The exhibition involves the participation of 320 exhibition booths as well as promotion of halal products and services.The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development (MED) is hosting Malaysia Halal Expo 2019 (MHE2019) from 24 - 26 January 2019 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur.
Themed "...
Commissioner Gottlieb issues statement on 2018 Farm Bill and “cannabis-derived compounds”Within an hour of the signing ceremony for the historic 2018 Farm Bill, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement by Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb on the agency’s regulation of produc...
