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Gluten alert: 3% of Australian on-shelf gluten-free foods found to fail ‘no detectable gluten’ standards

An Australian study has found that 3% of food products claimed to be gluten-free and sold on the shelves of common retail outlets contained detectable levels of gluten.

Health tax in Qatar: Price hikes as 100% levy on alcohol, energy drinks, and pork introduced

Qatar has implemented a Selective Tax Law on “health-damaging” products, including sugary and energy drinks, and tobacco products.

"Love palm oil": Malaysian minister calls for halt to ‘no palm oil’ labelled imports

Malaysia is rallying its citizens to "love palm oil” and to stem the rising tide of imported products that make "no palm oil" claims on pack.

Health, experience and plastics: F&B insights from Mintel’s China and North Asia 2019 consumer trends

Market research agency Mintel has identified six new consumer trends that are shaping the Chinese and North Asian consumer landscapes. Within these, health, experience and plastic use are some important key points for food companies to take note of.

Sticker fixer: How edible Malaysian fruit sticker StixFresh slows ripening to boost shelf life

A Malaysian-invented fruit sticker, called StixFresh, claims to prolong the shelf life and freshness of certain fruits by slowing ripening, as well as reduce microbe attacks.

Turkey tops tea drinking chart: Each Turk drinks an average of 1,300 cups of tea per year

Turkey is the world’s largest tea drinking country, with each Turk consuming an average of 1,300 cups of tea per year.

Top 7 from 7: The key global food industry news of the past 7 days (Jan 14)

From Chobani's new coconut-based range of spoonable and drinkable products to US food tech firm JUST aiming to take its plant-based product, JUST Egg, into China, a lot has happened over the past seven days. Here’s a round-up of the top seven global...