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)…

March 8, 2024 | Food

SFA recalls Chewly cashew nut cookies from Malaysia

According to Singapore’s food regulations, food products containing ingredients that are known to cause hypersensitivity must be declared on food packaging labels to protect consumers with food allergies The Chewly…

March 7, 2024 | Europe

EU adds 20 algae species in Novel Food Status Catalogue

The addition of the new species to the Novel Food Status Catalogue is a game-changer for the algae industry in Europe More than 20 algae species have been added to…

March 6, 2024 | Africa

Ethiopia and Netherlands jointly build cooling centre for fresh produce exports

The project, known as Cool Port Addis, is designed to facilitate the export of horticultural crops from Ethiopia in a cooled state to the port of Rotterdam The Ethiopian government…

February 29, 2024 | Europe

European Commission gathers views from all stakeholders in food supply chain

Farmers and their associations raised concerns about the prevalence of unfair practices within the food supply chain The European Commission is calling farmers and all smaller suppliers across the food…

February 28, 2024 | Europe

European Parliament endorses new packaging regulation to reduce plastic waste

To mitigate food waste, the ENVI committee’s resolution includes a ban on ultra-light plastic bags under 15 microns, except where necessary for hygiene or as primary packaging for loose foods…

February 26, 2024 | Australia

AFCCC prioritising reduction of food waste remains important concern

This included the development of new Cold Food Codes and establishing more formal relationships or alliances with all industry bodies which can contribute towards the development of codes of practice,…