Popular China-made candy White Rabbit has recently been under fire in Brunei after a study conducted by the country’s Islamic authority revealed it to contain pig protein, and Malaysia now looks likely to follow in its South East Asian neighbour’s footsteps.
Indian bakery goods giant Britannia Industries is looking to ramp up its international business focus with the development of its first export-oriented factory.
Taiwan has passed an amendment to the country’s food safety laws that will allow for a penalty of up to NT$1mn (US$31,800) or up to three years imprisonment to be imposed on those spreading fake food safety news in the country.
Almost half of Nestle Malaysia’s RM220mn (US$52.4mn) CAPEX investment for this year will be going into the development of its Milo Manufacturing Centre of Excellence, a nod to the country’s passion for the chocolate malt drink.
DSM has entered a regional agreement with SLS Nutraceuticals, a subsidiary of biotechnology company Senescence Life Sciences, in a bid to improve brain health across all life stages in the Asia-Pacific region.
High intake of folate, insoluble and soluble dietary fibre, carotene, iron, vitamin C and potassium has been associated with a lower risk of metabolic syndrome in a first-of-of its kind assessment of nutrient patterns in a Japanese population.
Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration's (TGA) recent seizure of unlicensed bloodroot and black salve supplements has highlighted a dangerous emerging trend for unlicensed ‘natural’ products that claim to help fight cancers.
Here's a recap of our 10 most-read F&B stories in May 2019, including the Coca-Cola-Fonterra alliance in Vietnam, Mondelez's top trends in snacking and coconut oil adulteration in India.
Singapore has confirmed the ban of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) - a form of trans fats - as an ingredient in all foods, with the new rules expected to come into force from June 2021.
The Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) has called on the Government to recognise that anti-meat activism is affecting businesses across the supply chain following an attack on a Brisbane butcher shop.
Chinese dairy giants Yili and Mengniu are adding new manufacturing sites to pump up production volume of liquid milk products in a bid to hit the RMB$100bn (US$14.5bn) revenue goal.
Japan’s Wakayama prefecture is pumping up its fresh fruits exports to regions such as South East Asia, to offset demographic challenges such as the ageing population in the domestic market.
Oman's new taxes, Malaysia and Brunei's White Rabbit candy non-halal debate, Taiwan's tightened regulations for egg imports and more feature in this edition of Policy Picks.
Lotte is targeting Thailand’s adult snacking market with two new stick biscuits featuring “sophisticated flavours” – tom yum kung and spicy bbq cream – its country MD told us in an exclusive interview.
Oman is joining other GCC states, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar in implementing a selective tax on energy drinks, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco.
The Oman government’s flagship dairy project, Mazoon Dairy, is expected to begin production by next month as part of the stat’s drive to strengthen its food security.
Plant-based meat substitutes, such as seitan, tempeh, and tofu are gaining traction across the UAE, along with other traditional festive food, including dates, grains, pulses, and nuts.
New Zealand-based scientist and social entrepreneur Sir Ray Avery has developed a nutritional snack bar for children and teenagers, which he intends to make available globally.
Philippines Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol has urged the local Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) to release the brand names of vinegar products containing synthetic acetic acid, recently found to...
Morinaga is building new manufacturing lines at its third Takasaki factory to increase the production of popular items, such as its best-selling ice cream Choco Monaka Jumbo.
China has outlined a set of food safety proposals to achieve two main goals: to ensure that 98% of all products fulfil spot-check requirements by 2020, and that the nation's food safety standards will be regarded as the world's best by 2035.
Asia’s first rice-based ice cream firm Smoocht is out to conquer the ice cream market via its message of simplicity instead of the more often-used health claims track, starting with Singapore.
Singapore-based palm oil company Musim Mas, which boasts clients such as confectionary giant Ferrero, has become the first in South East Asia to meet the high standards set out by the Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG).
Nestle Philippines has confirmed that 75% of all its packaging is already recyclable, a major sustainability milestone for a company once named as one of the top three plastic waste contributors in the country.
Recently bolstered by a US$2mn seed funding, food-focused artificial intelligence (AI) company Intello Labs has developed technology that it claims can benefit food firms all along the supply chain, amid concerns the industry is getting left behind when...
A Chinese beef firm has set out a very ambitious target of becoming a Fortune 500 company, with subsidiaries in Europe, the Americas and Australasia in the next decade.
Extensive investment in innovation to develop more sustainable products, as well as ambitious CO2 reduction targets directly linked to the company's bottom line, are two of the key strategies DSM is adopting as part of its sustainability efforts....
Australia’s The Cricket Bakery is looking to change the world’s perception of bugs as food by first making it easy to use in the kitchen via its range of cricket-based bakery products.
Recently re-elected Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that the government will not be taking up the Australian Tax Office (ATO) suggestion to extend the application of Goods and Service Tax (GST) to a broader range of food items.
Production of the plant-based JUST Egg will soon take place in Asia for the first time after the US firm sealed a deal with South Korean egg producer GanongBio.
