Dairy

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

16-Jan-2020 By Pearly Neo

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

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

15-Jan-2020 By Pearly Neo

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.

The science of food regs: FSANZ outlines strategy behind industry co-operation to 2023

14-Jan-2020 By Pearly Neo

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has revealed the scientific basis behind how it plans to work with the food industry to develop the regulation system in Australia and New Zealand until 2023.

Responsible food labelling in India: Lack of awareness causing smaller F&B firms to miss the mark

14-Jan-2020 By Pearly Neo

Many big F&B brands in India have been making the shift towards the responsible labelling of products, but this is still lacking in smaller local companies – a situation that might be helped by implementing better and stricter labels and regulations,...

Opinion

The Free-For-All: Airline food folly? / Camels versus donkeys / Eye-watering cosmetics

10-Jan-2020 By Gary Scattergood

Here’s our Editor-in-Chief’s completely subjective, deliberately unscientific and occasionally irrational take on three food, nutrition and cosmetics stories that have caught his attention – not always for the right reasons…

Science Shorts: Research on allergens, alcohol, red meat and more feature in our round-up

09-Jan-2020 By Pearly Neo

Research on allergens, alcohol, red meat and more feature in this edition of Science Shorts.

Domestic dairy: Vietnam pumps up milk production as it seeks to reduce reliance on imports

09-Jan-2020 By Guan Yu Lim

Vietnam’s dairy industry has set a target of producing one billion litres of fresh milk this year, which will meet 38% of the domestic demand, while local firms are increasingly tapping into regional export opportunities.

Milk minus the cows? Meet the Singapore start-up using stem cells to make milk

09-Jan-2020 By Guan Yu Lim

Singapore start-up TurtleTree Labs is producing milk in the laboratory using stem cells, and is now beginning discussions with major brands to gauge their interest in collaboration.

Devastating bushfires affecting Australian dairy industry

06-Jan-2020 By Jim Cornall

Dairy producers and processors are facing multiple challenges arising from south eastern Australia’s out-of-control bushfires sweeping across vast tracts of scrub, forest and farmland.

Raw deal: New Zealand slams illegal sales tactics employed by unregistered raw milk firms

06-Jan-2020 By Pearly Neo

New Zealand officials have called out several sales tactics that they claim have been employed by raw milk suppliers looking to get around legalisation costs as ‘not legal’, adding that they could pose a risk to human health.

Five top trends set to shape the APAC food and beverage sector in 2020

06-Jan-2020 By Pearly Neo

We take a look at the five top trends that look set to shape the Asia Pacific food and beverage industry in 2020, from fortification to cell-based development to sustainability and more.

Children who drink whole milk ‘less likely to be obese’ – study

03-Jan-2020 By Katy Askew

New research suggests that children who drink whole milk are less likely to be overweight or obese than children who consume reduced-fat milk.

Brand New: F&N, Coca-Cola, Mondelez and more big names feature in our round-up

03-Jan-2020 By Pearly Neo

F&N, Coca-Cola, Mondelez and more big names feature in this edition of Brand New.

Australian milk powder brand Oz Farm to increase Chinese presence in 2020

02-Jan-2020 By Jim Cornall

Australian milk powder brand Oz Farm, which entered the Chinese market in 2019, plans to enhance its presence across China in 2020.

Policy Picks: Regulatory stories from China, Japan, India and more feature in our round-up

02-Jan-2020 By Pearly Neo

Regulatory stories from China, Japan, India and more feature in this edition of Policy Picks.