BESTEVIA Reb D is a non-caloric, high-purity stevia sweetener with a clean, sugar-like taste US based sweetener company SweeGen has announced that Food Standards Australia, New Zealand (FSANZ) has assessed and approved BESTEVIA® Reb D Stevia Leaf Sweetener for use as a food additive in Amendment No. 187 issued on September 5, 2019. After[Read More…]
Policy and Regulatory
Hershey reports Q4 and 2018 full year results
Consolidated net sales was of $7,791.1 million which was an increase of 3.7%. The Hershey Company has announced net sales and earnings for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018. The company also provided its 2019 reported net sales and earnings outlook. “I’m pleased that we delivered[Read More…]
Sri Lanka extends colour scheme for solid food
In 2017, the colour scheme was introduced to categorise the sweetened drinks. The Sri Lankan Health and Nutrition Ministry recently announced that it would adopt the colour scheme that was adopted to categorise the sweetened drinks to solid foods as well. The decision was taken after taking into consideration the[Read More…]
Malaysia Halal Expo 2019 puts focus on Tokyo Olympics
The exhibition involves the participation of 320 exhibition booths as well as promotion of halal products and services. The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development (MED) is hosting Malaysia Halal Expo 2019 (MHE2019) from 24 – 26 January 2019 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur. Themed “Malaysia to Japan for[Read More…]
FDA identifies pathways for hemp ingredients in food & supplements
Commissioner Gottlieb issues statement on 2018 Farm Bill and “cannabis-derived compounds” Within an hour of the signing ceremony for the historic 2018 Farm Bill, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement by Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb on the agency’s regulation of products containing “cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds,” in[Read More…]
Singapore to reduce sugar in pre-packed beverages
MOH has carefully reviewed the measures and practices adopted by other countries, and studied their impact in these countries As part of Singapore’s War on Diabetes, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Health Promotion Board (HPB) will conduct a public consultation to seek views from the public and key[Read More…]
South Korea to use blockchain for beef supply management
The pilot will be jointly undertaken by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. South Korea has announced a blockchain technology pilot aimed at tracking beef through the entire food supply chain. The pilot will be jointly undertaken by the Ministry of[Read More…]
Tougher penalties for fruit contamination
Keeping the priority of Australians safe in mind and to support the farmers whose livelihoods have been put at risk, the government has announced various reforms. Over the past few days, owing to a series of distressing events that has unfolded, relating to tampering with strawberries, particularly out of Queensland,[Read More…]
Singapore chicken distributors fined with S$26.9M
This is the highest financial penalty meted out by the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) for a single case. 13 fresh chicken distributors which supply more than 90 per cent of fresh chicken products in Singapore have been fined a record S$26.9 million for price-fixing and non-compete agreements.[Read More…]
Queensland government offers A$100K for Strawberry contamination information
The government of Queensland has offered $100,000 Australian dollars to anyone with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the strawberry contamination. The strawberry contamination scare in Australia has caused recall of the fruit of major brands from the supermarket. The Queensland Health Department[Read More…]
