FIRC and ICMG will also establish a Food Innovation Platform for companies from both countries.Food Innovation and Resource Centre (FIRC) at Singapore has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with intellectual capital management services consultancy ICMG. The aim is to promote collaborations b...
The project, which will end in mid-2019, will categorise approximately 100 kg samples of the waste.In the coming month of December, the National Environment Agency (NEA) is expected to start a waste audit of shopping malls, hotels, supermarkets, hawker centres, food manufacturing and food catering e...
The grains are aged for six months to enhance texture and flavour, before being milled.A brand of Japanese rice, which touts itself as the world’s most expensive rice, will be soon be available in Singapore. It is the first time the Japanese rice blend, called Kinmemai Premium, is being marketed o...
The only dedicated nutraceutical event in Asia took place on 5-6 September in its new Singapore location at Marina Bay Sands.Vitafoods Asia 2017, the only dedicated nutraceutical event in Asia, took place on 5-6 September in its new Singapore location at Marina Bay Sands, bringing together many prof...
It is the first time HPB and the Food Innovation & Resource Centre (FIRC) are collaborating to develop a healthier staple food and offering it to all food manufacturers.A research centre at Singapore Polytechnic has developed wholegrain yellow noodles made with beta-glucan, a soluble fibre, and rice...
With the installation of a 1,000-litre digester machine, enabled by the Biomax’s proprietary Rapid Thermophilic Digestion Technology, Grand Hyatt Singapore is now able to convert 100% of its food waste into around 250 to 300 kilograms of pathogen-free, organic fertilizer – all within
just 24 ho...
Tentatively called Veego, it is possibly the closest made-in-Singapore product to clean meat, which has generated excitement abroad among high-profile investors. With a protein-rich offering derived from plants, but which tastes like chicken, a local start-up has set its sights on pleasing meat eate...
It aims to establish nutritional standards among the elderly in Singapore and plug gaps in knowledge on an Asian population.A two-year nutrition based study will be conducted by the new Nutritional Health for the Elderly Reference Centre, a partnership between Changi General Hospital and healthcare ...
The new course on diabetes comes against the backdrop of Mr Lee’s National Day Rally speech, where he highlighted the chronic ailment as a health crisis.Two new one-day courses on nutrition have been launched by Temasek Polytechnic (TP), reinforcing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s rallying call...
Last year, Dr Yin was part of the team that contributed seven varieties of Singaporean rice seeds to the Norwegian Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a secure seed facility.Dr Yin Zhongchao, 50, was named the Outstanding Rice Scientist of Singapore at the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) Ric...
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 orga...
Vitafoods Asia, the event dedicated to the nutraceutical, functional food and beverages, and dietary supplement industries in Asia, announced the agenda for its 2017 Conference Programme.Vitafoods Asia, the event dedicated to the nutraceutical, functional food and beverages, and dietary supplem...
This new specialty beer incorporates the probiotic strain Lactobacillus paracasei L26, which was first isolated from human intestines and has the ability to neutralize toxins and viruses, as well as regulate the immune system.A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have...
The Tempo system is developed by bioMerieux, a French manufacturer of tests that detect diseases, infection or contamination.Small and medium-sized enterprises in the food industry can look forward to launching their products more quickly, with the help of a new and more efficient food-testing syste...
The centre’s enhanced research and innovation facilities will help boost local food manufacturing capabilities and also contribute to Singapore‘s vision of becoming Asia’s regional food and nutrition hub.Flavours and fragrances provider Symrise AG recently unveiled the Spark, its new eight-sto...
