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From regulation to public health campaigns, the priorities of governments, industry, civil society groups and other stakeholders feed into the policies and programmes that influence eating habits in Asia.
Food safety
China's watchdogs might finally get more teeth
Sick of lurching from one food crisis to the next, it seems the Chinese authorities are planning to form one cohesive food safety unit based on America’s FDA model.
Indian Budget 2013
Finance minister shows no love for food makers this year
Sometimes, just sometimes, you don’t want to have to say “I told you so”, and this is indeed one of the times.
Oxfam thanks food industry for ‘bland’ and ‘complacent’ response to damning CSR report
Oxfam will step up its campaign to improve the treatment of people and resources that form part of the supply chain of the world’s biggest food conglomerates, after it cast...
Unilever & Nestlé tell Oxfam to bring other stakeholders to food ethics table
Unilever and Nestlé say Oxfam missed an opportunity for a wider and more comprehensive debate about food ethics after the NGO published a damning report on the supply chains of...
Food for thought
Don’t expect tax and excise sops from Budget 2013
Its that time of the year again. Yes, I know that is a cliche home run to begin with, but then one would find it difficult to describe the excitement...
News in brief
Two dead in Vietnam S. suis outbreak
Two butchers in central Vietnam have from a bacteria that causes clinical diseases in pigs, the Voice of Vietnam has reported.
DCD concerns: NZ handling of crisis was ‘textbook’ - Rabobank
New Zealand’s handling of concerns surrounding the use of agricultural chemical dicyandiamide (DCD) was “textbook,” a Rabobank analyst has claimed.
Australian advertisers
Doctors hit out at alcohol’s ability to self-regulate
Accusing Australia’s alcohol industry of being incapable of self-regulation, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called on the government to launch an inquiry into alcohol marketing amid what it calls...
Pork imports
Chinese call for additive verification baffles American suppliers
Demands by Chinese quarantine authorities for a new layer of verification to make sure that pork imported from the US is free of a feed additive have baffled analysts and...
Dairy contaminants
Fonterra DCD crisis: No positive tests since November
The Ministry for Primary Industries has released the findings from extensive testing of New Zealand dairy products for dicyandiamide (DCD).
Country of origin
Trans-Tasman food groups at loggerheads over labelling
New Zealand’s commercial fruit and vegetable growers’ association has branded as ridiculous the latest claims by the Australian vegetable industry group, Ausveg, that Kiwi food manufacturers are bombarding their country...
Testing the law
NT container deposit scheme moves to court
Following an ongoing furious stand-off between drinks manufacturers, environmental groups and the local government, the Northern Territory’s opinion-splitting container deposit scheme has now reached the point of litigation.
News in brief
HK bans northeast German poultry
Hong Kong has banned the import of all poultry products, including eggs, from certain German states with immediate effect.
Licence raj
Sources suggest Indian sugar deregulation is nearing reality
The fraught issue of government regulation on the Indian sugar industry might be on its way to a solution if a report in the Wall Street Journal is to be...
Aussie obesity
New dietary recommendations draw mixed reaction from experts
One of Australia’s leading nutrition bodies has given its resounding approval to the release of the Federal Government’s new Australian Dietary Guidelines, although not all food experts have followed suit...
Straight talk
Inquest into NZ Coke addict deserves more than sensational headlines
The story of the death of a New Zealand woman who would drink between six and 10 litres of Coca-Cola a day needs to be treated with caution as it...
Food for thought
Watching these ads is a fool's errand
I am going to tell you a story–quite a long one, but one that ties in with one of the most serious breaches of trust we face as consumers. Now...
Baby fat
New study gives critical insight on eating during pregnancy
Resisting the urge to eat for two during pregnancy is vital to limit excess weight gain in both women and their babies, according to recent research in New Zealand.
GM India
Scientists call for GM halt on third anniversary of brinjal moratorium
Over 150 Indian scientists have united to call public attention to the Ministry of Agriculture, which they believe has been making a political case for genetically modified crops to counter...
Kinki tuna
Guests dine on landmark research at new gourmet restaurant
Western Japan's Kinki University will soon open a restaurant in downtown Osaka specialising in blue-fin tuna and other types of fish that have been artificially raised from eggs at its...
News in brief
Vietnam sets new floor prices for rice
New floor prices set by the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) for rice exports have now gone into service, according to the Vietnam News on.
FSSAI in freefall
Food registration deadline extended once again
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has once again extended the licencing and registration deadline for the country’s food business operators. In an embarrassing move by the...
Indian politics
Ministers meet to speed up agriculture reform
All of India’s state agriculture ministers are currently gathering in Delhi to discuss ways to speed up growth of the food production and processing sector. The meeting will be led...
News in brief
China to extend anti-dumping duties on potato starch
This week, China will extend for another five years its anti-dumping duties on potato starch that is imported from the European Union.
Indian politics
President calls for urgent reforms to double food production
India's agriculture sector must be reformed if it is to double food production over the next five years, India’s president has told a conference in Delhi.
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