The Ministry of Commerce is continuing with its initiative to award the Thai SELECT certification to exceptional restaurants serving Thai cuisine, both domestically and internationally Chai Wacharonke, the government spokesperson, has announced that the Thai government is dedicated to promoting Thai culinary culture worldwide. The aim is to use culinary[Read More…]
Policy and Regulatory
Saudi Arabia unveils regional dishes for all 13 provinces
The commission launched the initiative by naming jareesh as the Saudi national dish and maqshush as the national dessert in January 2023 The Culinary Arts Commission has unveiled the regional dishes for all 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia. The dishes were selected as part of the National and Regional Dishes[Read More…]
Philippines bans import of poultry products from Belgium and France after bird flu outbreak
The indefinite import bans also prevent traders from bringing in Belgian and French poultry products including poultry meat, day-old chicks, hatching eggs, and poultry semen into the Philippines The Philippines has banned the importation of poultry and other poultry products, including wild birds, from Belgium and France after the two[Read More…]
China’s Jiangxi province implements policies to boost tea exports
Youjiang Hongyun has registered at the local customs and has signed contracts with clients from South Korea, Japan, Singapore and countries in East Europe As the birthplace of tea, China is one of the largest tea producers in the world. Benefiting from China’s profound history of cultivating tea crops and the country’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the ancient[Read More…]
FSANZ calls for comment on food made from new GM corn
If approved, food made from this type of GM corn could be imported into Australia and New Zealand in the form of starch, grits, meal, flour, oil and sweetener Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to permit the sale and use of food made[Read More…]
Philippine’s local food producers urge to put up digital agri-food database
Easy access to crucial information will guide poultry farm managers in setting production targets that accurately reflect prevailing consumer demand Philippine’s local food producers have urged the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to establish in 2024 a long-delayed agricultural statistics database that will be available to all stakeholders online.[Read More…]
Philippines to import 500,000 MT of rice from India and Taiwan
Within the last week of December and early January, 75,000 metric tonnes of rice will arrive from India Around 76,000 metric tonnes of rice from Taiwan and India are scheduled to arrive in the Philippines in early January while grains imported by the private sector have started to arrive as[Read More…]
Vietnam and IRRI sign a MoU to enhance research in rice cultivation
The Memorandum of Understanding aims to strengthen and further promote collaboration in research, development, capacity building, and dissemination of innovative rice technologies Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development signed the Memorandum of Understanding with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to coordinate scientific, technical, and institutional efforts within the[Read More…]
New Zealand Food Safety recalls mince pies due to metal concerns
This recall affects 2 batches of mince pies sold at Woolworths, Countdown, SuperValue and FreshChoice stores nationwide New Zealand Food Safety is supporting Woolworths in its recall of its Summer Berry Mince Pies due to the possible presence of fine metal. “The concern with this product is that some fine[Read More…]
New Zealand Food Safety issues shellfish biotoxin alert
Affected shellfish include bivalve shellfish such as mussels, oysters, tuatua, pipi, toheroa, cockles and scallops, as well as pūpū (cat’s eyes), Cook’s turban, and kina (sea urchin) New Zealand Food Safety is advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish gathered from the Northland west coast due to a[Read More…]
