Regulators previously focused on cutting sugar and salt in food productsIn an effort to regulate obesity in the UK, Public Health England (PHE) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have broadened their diet policy to include a 20% reduction of calories in certain foods by 2024.
Regul...
Companies who join the consortium will get to manufacture, assemble and test membranes at the facilities of research institutes in Singapore.The National Research Foundation (NRF) has launched a national consortium, Singapore National Membrane Consortium (SG-MEM) to spur research and adoption o...
The Union Budget 2017-18 is on expected lines and is focused on improving the quality of life in Rural India. “Bharat, or Rural India, has been the key focus of Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley’s Union Budget for 2018-19. It presses all the right buttons and ticks all the right boxes wh...
The government has doubled the allocation in the food processing sector under Budget 2018-19 to Rs 1,400cr from Rs 750cr last year.
Arun Jaitley’s recent outing to reveal Budget-2018, didn’t gratify everyone. With special focus on farmers, poor, rural population and small businesses, the budget...
The announcement took place at the 3rd annual Indoor Agriculture Conference (Ag-Con) Asia. According to Senior Minister of State for National Development and Trade & Industry Koh Poh Koon, Singapore could potentially become a test-bed to develop exportable models for food&nbs...
Although many Australians have access to high quality fresh foods, most do not consume these in the recommended amounts.The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called for a tax on sugary drinks to tackle obesity and for water to be the default beverage option with meals.
Although many Australi...
The two organizations agreed to mutually communicate about regulations and policies to strengthen Sino-U.S. health products registration and regulation.China Nutrition and Health Food Association (CNHFA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreement with the United Natural Products A...
The rule establishes, for the first time, science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of fruits and vegetables grown for human consumption.The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety rule is now final and the earliest compliance dates for so...
PHFA will help Pakistan earn precious foreign exchange to strengthen the economy. In order to address a serious concern and to tap the international halal food market, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Rana Tanveer Husain announced that the Pakistan Halal Food Authority (PHFA) wi...
The total amount under this CSP approved for the 4 year period from 2018 to 2022 is $ 46.8 million.The Country Strategic Plan (CSP) for Sri Lanka for the period of 2018–2022, which reflects World Food Programme’s continued strong collaboration addressing Sri Lanka’s food security a...
The commercial agreement would supplement the current partnership in place for bi-lateral scientific research on nutraceuticals.Jamaica and the Republic of South Africa are signing a commercial agreement, which will see businesses in both countries collaborating on nutraceuticals, research, and deve...
This momentous change will shift the landscape of the global cannabis sector.The federal government has finally announced the legalization of cannabinoid-infused foods and beverages in Canada.
Legalizing cannabinoid-infused edibles adds a long-awaited consumer package goods and edibles brand vertic...
The R&D activities will be carried out for a period of three years beginning this month, with an investment of €1.8m of which €0.9m will be provided by the French GovernmentGlobal developer of food safety initiatives Novolyze has been selected by the French Government for a new research and deve...
The FAO technology was first introduced in Africa, where 12 countries have now adopted it. New smoking ovens pioneered by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) under an EU funded programme are getting introduced in Asia now.
Since 2008 FAO has worked on developing the FTT-Thiaroye, an improved fi...
Once adopted, the new rules will enter into force in January 2021 and will also apply to non-EU farmers who export their organic products to the EU marketThe European Council (EC) has agreed a new set of rules on organic food production as it aims to offer consumers the same quality ingredients acro...
Kratom contains alkaloids mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine that have similar effects as opioids.The United States Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has raised the issue about the potential safety risks associated with the botanical substance, Kratom.
Kratom grows naturally in several Southeas...
The Project development objectives are to increase the dietary diversity and improve sanitation and hygiene practices in targeted project areas in Sindh Province.Pakistan has signed a grant agreement with the World Bank worth $5 million for “Multi-Sectoral Action for Nutrition (MSN) Project&rd...
The agreement will see the dairy company donate surplus products through the FEBA network in EuropeDenmark based dairy company Arla has teamed up with the European Federation of Food Banks (FEBA) as it aims to halve the amount of food waste it produces by 2020.
The agreement will see the dairy comp...
