March 25, 2024 | Policy and Regulatory

Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report on the Gaza Strip stated last week that famine is imminent in the northern part of the Strip and is expected to occur between…

March 22, 2024 | Europe

UK FSA suggests reform to product-approval process

Regulated food and feed products require authorisation before they can be sold in the UK UK’s Food Standards Agency Board recently met to discuss proposed changes to its Regulated Products…
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March 21, 2024 | Europe

EU agrees to extend trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine

The latest proposal by the European Commission to extend the measures until June 2025 included import caps on Ukrainian sugar, poultry and eggs to address the concerns of EU farmers…

March 19, 2024 | Middle East

Saudi Govt raises awareness of food consumption in Ramadan to reduce waste

According to the ministry’s statistics, rice is the most wasted food at a rate of 34, followed by flour and bread at 30 per cent Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment,…

March 15, 2024 | Beverages

Russia removes Danone from state control assets

The reasons for this decision were not disclosed in the decree Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancelled the transfer of Danone’s Russian assets to the Federal Agency for State Property…

March 15, 2024 | Beverages

Philippine plans measures to boost local dairy milk production

DA records show that cattle production in 2023 reached 17,850 metric tonnes, accounting for roughly 0.8 per cent of total milk consumption of 1.937 million metric tonnes Philippine’s Department of…

March 15, 2024 | Australia

From Saudi, Qatar to China and Australia countries ring in new codes for food safety

These standards not only guide the development of laws and regulations but also inform various measures aimed at upholding the highest quality standards and ensuring the safety of food for…

March 14, 2024 | Middle East

Saudi Food and Drug Authority releases guidelines for balanced eating in Ramadan

To promote overall health, the authority suggests limiting the intake of fats, while recommending small quantities of unsaturated oils The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has recently released guidelines…

March 12, 2024 | Food

Philippines expands zero-kilometre food project to Limay, Bataan

The ‘0KM’ project is a research initiative designed to develop an efficient data collection system on the supply and demand for food at the local government level The Philippines Department…

March 8, 2024 | Middle East

Qatar launches 5 new e-services for food safety system ‘Watheq’

The new services include food consignment inspection for export and re-export, as well as requests for food export and re-export certificates, and certificate verification The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH)…