For every person in Korea to utilise food information and data conveniently The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea has been implementing a pilot project of providing food product information with the ‘Smart Food QR’ since September 2022. The Ministry will now expand the[Read More…]
Policy and Regulatory
Singapore’s Nutri-Grade labelling influences consumers to make healthier choices: Study
Consumer choices in an experimental online grocery store indicate the likely impact of a new labelling system in Singapore Singapore’s new mandatory labelling system—called Nutri-Grade (NG)—is likely to encourage consumers to purchase beverages with lower sugar content, suggests a trial by researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School. Instituted by the Singapore[Read More…]
Singapore extends nutri-grade label requirements to freshly prepared beverages
Must be graded A, B, C or D according to the Nutri-Grade grading system which is based on the beverages’ sugar and saturated fat content From end 2023, the Nutri-Grade labelling requirements and advertising prohibitions will be extended to freshly prepared beverages intended for sale at specified settings in Singapore.[Read More…]
FAO welcomed an additional $150 million multi-agency contribution from the World Bank to scale up restoration of rural livelihoods in Yemen
Increased support for the joint Yemen Food Security Response and Resilience Project as acute food insecurity intensifies Since 2021, the $127 million Yemen Food Security Response and Resilience Project (FSRRP) has been jointly implemented by FAO, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Food Programme (WFP). The International Committee of the Red[Read More…]
Azelis Q3 2022: Sustained positive trends supportive of strong full year 2022
Azelis generated free cash flow of EUR 275.1m, an 81.4% increase over the prior year, despite continued investments in working capital to support strong performance. Revenue of EUR 3.1bn, representing year-on-year growth of 52.5% driven by organic growth of 25.8%, M&A growth contribution of 21.3% and F/X uplift of 5.5%[Read More…]
Singapore sparked awareness around early childhood health and developmental concerns
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Taiwan launches inspection project for Breakfast and Brunch catering
To safeguard food safety and sanitation for consumers The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) is launching an Inspection Project for Breakfast and Brunch catering of 2022 to inspect a variety of breakfast and brunch shops as well as samples, and test their products in conjunction with Public Health Bureaus[Read More…]
The free trade agreements tripled Vietnam’s mango exports
Vietnam exported more than 600,000 tons of mangoes, worth 310 million USD to 53 countries and territories. Vietnam’s mango’s importers are Russia, the US, South Korea, the European Union, Australia and China, demanding markets such as Japan. The free trade agreements that Vietnam has signed help Vietnam’s mangoes to enter[Read More…]
New Zealand’s dairy Fonterra to exit Russian businesses
Fonterra has announced it will exit its businesses in Russia. This follows the Co-op’s decision to suspend shipments of products to Russia at the end of February. CEO Miles Hurrell says “our first step following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was to establish the safety of the team in Russia, and[Read More…]
CP Foods sends its first shipment to Saudi Arabia after lifting the ban on Thai chicken
The historic shipment took place just two weeks after Saudi Arabia lifted a 18-year ban on Thai chicken and egg imports. Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CP Foods) says it has sent the first shipment of chicken products to Saudi Arabia since 2004 after five CP Foods’ chicken plants[Read More…]
