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Over 25% of food samples in the Indian state of Haryana have been found to fail food quality tests conducted by the local Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with FSSAI claiming they are getting better at enforcing policies. ©Getty Images

India food quality: Over one in four samples fail quality test as FSSAI makes ‘improvement’ claims

Over 25% of food samples in the Indian state of Haryana have been found to fail food quality tests conducted by the local Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) claiming they are getting better at enforcing policies.

MUP up? Aussie academics urge minimum price for booze, but industry says policy would fall flat

Introducing a minimum unit price (MUP) of $1.30 per standard drink across Australia could dramatically reduce alcohol consumption, claim researchers who argue that the affordability of booze has remained unchanged in 30 years.

Frequent coffee consumption linked to lower metabolic syndrome risk in Korean women

South Korean women who consumed more than one serving of coffee per day had a significantly lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components compared to non-coffee drinkers.

Healthy Ageing APAC Summit 2020: Academic and industry experts from Singapore, India, Thailand and Malaysia join the bill

Last week we announced that Brands Suntory, Blackmores, Herbalife, Nippn, Amado and Cerecin were among the big name brands confirmed for our Healthy Ageing APAC Summit, and now we can reveal a raft of academic and industry experts have been added to the...

Trend Tracker: Instant meals, halal trends, health-nourishing tonics, and more feature in our round-up

Whole Kids snacks trend, Takasago enters halal market, Vesbo functional instant porridge and more in this edition of Trend Tracker.

Exceeding targets: Amway Thailand ‘confident’ of achieving over US$660m in sales for FY19

Amway Thailand says it is ‘confident’ of achieving sales revenue of 20 billion baht (US$664m) for its 2019 trading year, up 6% from the previous year.

Singapore’s War on Diabetes: How industry has played a key role in government’s health battle

Three years after Singapore officially launched its War on Diabetes campaign, with the aim of ‘mobilising the whole nation’ to tackle the condition, we assess how the food and beverage industry has been a key ally in the battle.

Korea’s 2030 food industry vision: Five major local food sectors to receive ‘vitality boost’

South Korea plans to focus on five major sectors within the local food industry and give these a ‘vitality boost’ as part of its 2030 target to double the value of the sector.

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Philippines alcohol poisoning, Aussie allergen alert, India food labelling and more feature in this edition of Safety First. ©Getty Images

Safety First: Philippines alcohol poisoning, Aussie allergen alert, India food labelling and more feature in our round-up

YouGov survey finds younger adults less supportive of UAE’s sugar tax ©Getty Images

Not so sweet? Younger adults more hostile to UAE’s sugar tax - YouGov

Malaysian firm Vesbo is hoping to target major halal markets with its functional instant porridge containing bird’s nest and collagen ©Vesbo

Functional porridge: Malaysian firm targets major halal markets with bird’s nest product

The protein balls the firm is planning to bring into the Gulf region are plant-based, made from almond, and rice protein. ©Getty Images

Grab and go: Slovenian snack company to distribute energy and protein balls to Middle East

The alternative protein-based foods industry and government in Australia are at odds over the use of terms such as ‘milk’, ‘meat’ and ‘seafood’ to label these, with tensions rising after the issue proceeded to high-level ministerial discussions. ©Getty Images

Australian industry attacks potential ban of ‘meat’, ‘milk’ labels for plant-based products

Japanese flavours and fragrances giant Takasago International has revealed a completely halal production focus for its latest factory established in Indonesia, in a bid to strengthen its presence in the South East Asian market. ©Takasago

South East Asian push: Takasago unveils 100% halal production focus for its new Indonesia factory

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