The rule establishes, for the first time, science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of fruits and vegetables grown for human consumption. The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety rule is now final and the earliest compliance dates for some farms begin one year[Read More…]

PHFA will help Pakistan earn precious foreign exchange to strengthen the economy. In order to address a serious concern and to tap the international halal food market, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Rana Tanveer Husain announced that the Pakistan Halal Food Authority (PHFA) will be made functional at the earliest. PHFA[Read More…]

The total amount under this CSP approved for the 4 year period from 2018 to 2022 is $ 46.8 million. The Country Strategic Plan (CSP) for Sri Lanka for the period of 2018–2022, which reflects World Food Programme’s continued strong collaboration addressing Sri Lanka’s food security and nutritional issues, recently[Read More…]

The commercial agreement would supplement the current partnership in place for bi-lateral scientific research on nutraceuticals. Jamaica and the Republic of South Africa are signing a commercial agreement, which will see businesses in both countries collaborating on nutraceuticals, research, and development. The commercial agreement would supplement the current partnership in[Read More…]

This momentous change will shift the landscape of the global cannabis sector. The federal government has finally announced the legalization of cannabinoid-infused foods and beverages in Canada. Legalizing cannabinoid-infused edibles adds a long-awaited consumer package goods and edibles brand vertical to an already explosive cannabis market. This momentous change will[Read More…]

The R&D activities will be carried out for a period of three years beginning this month, with an investment of €1.8m of which €0.9m will be provided by the French Government Global developer of food safety initiatives Novolyze has been selected by the French Government for a new research and[Read More…]

The FAO technology was first introduced in Africa, where 12 countries have now adopted it. New smoking ovens pioneered by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) under an EU funded programme are getting introduced in Asia now. Since 2008 FAO has worked on developing the FTT-Thiaroye, an improved fish smoking and[Read More…]

Once adopted, the new rules will enter into force in January 2021 and will also apply to non-EU farmers who export their organic products to the EU market The European Council (EC) has agreed a new set of rules on organic food production as it aims to offer consumers the[Read More…]

Kratom contains alkaloids mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine that have similar effects as opioids. The United States Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has raised the issue about the potential safety risks associated with the botanical substance, Kratom. Kratom grows naturally in several Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua[Read More…]

The Project development objectives are to increase the dietary diversity and improve sanitation and hygiene practices in targeted project areas in Sindh Province. Pakistan has signed a grant agreement with the World Bank worth $5 million for “Multi-Sectoral Action for Nutrition (MSN) Project” for Sindh. The Grant has three components[Read More…]