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Eurofins expands Asia footprint with acquisition of South Korea's Lab Frontier

04-Apr-2018 Last updated on 04-Apr-2018 at 02:34 GMT

Eurofins has completed the transaction to acquire Lab Frontier — a food, environment and cosmetics testing services in South Korea.

New FSSAI regulations on organic farming impeding growth, says advocacy group

02-Apr-2018

By Lester Wan

An Indian organic food and farming advocacy group has hit out at new national regulations, which will make certification mandatory, claiming the rules are overly zealous and will be to the detriment of the sector.

Levels of plasticisers in Australian packaged foods meet international safety standards: FSANZ survey

29-Mar-2018

By Gary Scattergood

A new survey undertaken by the Australian and New Zealand food regulator found that levels of plasticisers in food products are generally low and below internationally recognised safe levels.

Bottled water sales reach saturation point in China while other Asian markets grow

27-Mar-2018

By Lester Wan

China’s bottled water sales volume growth dipped from 5% in 2015 to 4.2% in 2017, due to market saturation and intensified competition in beverages, but other Asian markets are in the top five fastest growing.