Thailand took the initiative when the National Save Food Network was established in September, 2014 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, the FAO, and a number of other concerned partners. Save Food, which was first held in Berlin in 2001, will be part of Pack Print International 2017, the[Read More…]
Policy and Regulatory
PDCCC gets food safety certificate
With this award, Pullman Dubai Creek City Centre is truly providing customers peace of mind regarding food safety. Pullman Dubai Creek City Centre has received the ISO 22000:2005, a food safety management system, which can be applied to any business in the food chain from farm to fork. Pullman Dubai[Read More…]
Shanghai to be a model city in food safety
Food surveillance systems have been installed at over 170 food businesses. Shanghai is working towards becoming a national food safety model city. A self-evaluation is to be submitted to the Food Safety Commission of the State Council early next year in terms of fulfilling 90 requirements made up from international[Read More…]
Bangladesh inks 1M-tonne Thai rice deal
A deal for Bangladesh to buy an additional 200,000 tonnes of Thai rice has yet to be sealed as the two countries are still negotiating a price. Bangladesh has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to buy 1 million tonnes of Thai rice a year, and agreed to start talks[Read More…]
Greenbelt approved for Indonesia’s food waste problem
The ECOsystem process converts food waste into several revenue producing bioproducts including bioethanol, high value protein, fertilizer and potable water. Greenbelt Resources has officially received “Eco Friendly Technology” registration for its ECOsystem process. The certification was officially signed by the Indonesian Secretary General to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry[Read More…]
Thailand introduces new sugar tax
Though no tax has been specified yet, it will be based on how much sugar a drink contains. Thailand will phase in a sugar tax over six years in a bid to help drinks manufacturers to lower their sugar content and take advantage of a simultaneous lowering of tax on[Read More…]
Singapore and South Australia collaborate for functional food innovation
The two organization have signed a MoU to promote business and share understanding. Singapore’s government enterprise body SPRING is joining forces with economic development agency Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) to collaborate on functional food innovation. The two organization have signed a MoU to promote business and share[Read More…]
AFGC launches a new technology to track food supply
It is hoped that the technology will allow industry players share consistent and standardized information about food ingredients and finished products. The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has launched a new technology system, ePIF, which enables companies to track product information across its entire supply chain and provide timely[Read More…]
FDA delays changes to simplify calorie labels
The planned nutrition label changes include a more prominent display of calories, more realistic serving sizes, labeling Food and Drug Administration has postponed the nutrition label changes intended to make information on them clearer and easier to understand The deadline had been late July 2018. The postponement was a response[Read More…]
Food Industry Asia urges for support for GDA labeling among F&B sector
Food Industry Asia (FIA), in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Food Trade and Industry (CIFTI), the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), recently carried out a workshop to raise awareness of Front of Pack (FOP) Guideline[Read More…]
