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      <image:caption><![CDATA[A new Australian government report on imported food inspections has revealed that nutritional label errors are the most common issue found amongst foods entering the country. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The Chinese government has published new consumer guidelines focused on sesame oil. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Thai Union is using the principles of forensic science to prevent food fraud, leveraging on DNA technologies to provide traceability and authentication for its seafood products. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Within FRESH, its R&D pillar will research, develop and validate new safety and risk assessment protocols for novel foods and technologies, as well as support the development of standards and regulations.  ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The head of India’s largest milk brand Amul has hit out at excess ‘dairy dumping’ from foreign countries and the recent rise of ‘highly processed’ plant-based dairy as major threats to dairy. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[GM labelling, omega-3 adulteration, wine traceability and more feature in this edition of Safety First. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[In Adelaide, researchers have developed a means to authenticate wine by identifing the geographical origins of wines o©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Pork DNA detected in some imported confectionery in Bangladesh, researchers cite packaging as potential source ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Results suggest that more than half of Chinese urban consumers were willing to pay more for the enhanced mandatory labelling of GM soybean oil, to receive more detailed information about the potential benefits and risks. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[South Korea has launched a pilot application dubbed the ‘Imported Food Search Lens’ to enable consumers to check the food safety information of imported products. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2021/04/06/Japan-nuclear-monitoring-Tests-show-radioactivity-concentration-decreased-in-most-foods-products-within-five-years/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Monitoring tests show radioactivity concentration decrease in most foods except wild animal meat and agriculture ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[More effective policies to prevent allergen cross contamination are needed in Australia’s food industry, while voluntary labelling needs to more accurately reflect the risk profile, said a HealthNuts project lead investigator. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Food allergies, false COVID-19 claims, honey adulteration and more feature in this edition of Safety First. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Iron, chromium, cadmium and nickel levels in fish caught from Red Sea exceed recommended concentrations  ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The firm recently closed a seven-figure pre-Series A round which will go towards developing additional solution modules on the ProfilePrint SaaS platform and expanding its team ©ProfilePrint]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[A study commissioned by the New Zealand government has revealed that chicken remains the country’s top source of campylobacteriosis. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Researchers in Iran review the risk of staple foods including meat and meat products, dairy products, vegetable, fruits, and RTE as potential carriers for SARS-CoV-2 and strategies to reduce risk of transmission ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[F&B firms and governments in Asia will need to step up and provide more reassurance regarding food product safety and supply chain transparency to local consumers. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[CEO Josh Tetrick]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Chicken, pork and salmon samples inoculated with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) had no decline in infectious virus even after 21 days in both refrigerated and frozen storage conditions. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Pakistani scientists have reiterated calls for better regulatory measures to control trans fatty acid (TFA) levels in local food and beverage products. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/09/14/Food-poisoning-risk-Australia-s-Salmonella-woes-rage-with-new-data-on-chicken-in-NSW/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[An Australian report by the New South Wales government has found both widespread Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria presence in raw chicken obtained from local processing plants and retail outlets. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[A new study on antibiotic misuse in the Indian dairy sector has cast new doubt on the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) continued assertions that the country’s dairy is ‘safe for consumption’. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/09/04/Safety-First-Food-safety-stories-from-India-Myanmar-Turkey-and-more-feature-in-our-round-up/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Pinduoduo and A*STAR embark on research project to develop pesticide testing method for fresh produce ©Pinduoduo, A*Star]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/09/01/Slippery-situation-Indian-regulator-failing-to-curb-spread-of-margarine-butter-fraud/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Regulatory inefficiencies in the FSSAI have again entered the spotlight after recent government correspondence revealed ‘rampant’ occurrences of margarine masquerading as butter within the F&B industry. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[India’s food counterfeit incidents have risen at an ‘alarming rate’ between 2018 and 2019. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Fish caught from the seas surrounding Turkey have been found to be contaminated with heavy metals such as arsenic, lead and cadmium ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Laos has built of a new food safety and quality control centre with a Chinese partner, looking to boosting the country’s economy and graduating from ‘Less-Developed Country (LDC)’ status. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Researchers said the annual effective dose from the consumption of bottled water was at least an order of magnitude below the WHO recommended guidance level, and represents the first comprehensive study of this kind to be undertaken in relation to Japanese bottled water. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/07/22/Allergen-alert-Lack-of-warning-labels-on-processed-foods-bigger-issue-than-cross-contamination-in-Australia/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Researchers in Australia have called for more stringent food allergen labelling regulations after recent data revealed that the lack of warning labels poses a bigger risk for consumers than cross-contamination during food processing. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Singapore harbours major ambitions in becoming more food self-sufficient with novel food technology as one of its key strategies, but a recent study has found that public attitudes towards such tech could seriously hinder the government’s plans. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/07/01/Light-disruption-Singapore-uni-spin-off-develops-tech-to-disinfect-and-preserve-food-and-surfaces/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Tomato on the left was stored under refrigeration conditions (15 °C, 80% humidity) while tomato on the right was illuminated with SafeLight technology (15°C, 80% humidity) ©Safelight]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/06/22/Three-major-China-food-safety-risks-Officials-highlight-contamination-drug-residue-and-excessive-additives-as-key-concerns/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[China has revealed microbial contamination, excessive food additives and excessive drug residues to be the major food safety challenges that the country is facing. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/06/17/Dashed-dreams-India-s-post-COVID-19-agri-ambitions-hindered-by-fearmongering-and-locusts/</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-11-04T00:51:23.746Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[India has repeatedly stressed that the country’s agricultural sector will emerge unscathed from and even achieve growth amidst the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, but injurious fearmongering and a severe locust threat seem to suggest otherwise. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/06/09/Public-health-fears-Fraudsters-using-alcohol-based-sanitisers-to-make-illicit-liquor-in-India/</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-11-04T00:51:00.898Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[India has reported multiple incidents of people dying from drinking sanitisers with high alcohol content ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/06/04/Bacteria-barcode-Researchers-develop-new-method-to-trace-salmonella-outbreaks/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The method called multilevel genome typing (MGT) gives each bacterium strain a unique identity with the use of a set of numbers or barcode. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/06/02/COVID-19-and-food-safety-Food-adulteration-and-wastage-continues-unthwarted-in-Pakistan-despite-supply-concerns/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Despite the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, food and beverage adulteration has continued unhindered in Pakistan with authorities having had to seize and discard thousands of units of dairy, fruits, spices and other items despite continuing food supply fears in the country. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/05/18/No-worries-Food-safety-fears-in-India-as-COVID-19-lockdowns-lead-to-a-shortage-of-lab-staff/</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-11-04T00:44:22.91Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[India’s food safety regulatory body Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has insisted that the public need not be concerned about food safety in the country despite a lack of laboratory staff to do food safety testing due to COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/05/08/Safety-First-COVID-19-disinfection-dangers-gluten-contamination-in-India-microbial-contamination-in-ANZ-and-more-in-our-round-up/</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-11-04T00:42:19.15Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[COVID-19 disinfection dangers, gluten contamination in India, microbial contamination in ANZ and more feature in this edition of Safety First. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/05/06/Shelf-life-and-food-safety-Hear-exclusive-expert-insights-on-two-of-the-biggest-industry-challenges-right-now/</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-11-04T00:40:43.709Z</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/05/05/Contamination-risk-Gluten-free-grain-based-foods-in-India-found-to-contain-up-to-90-times-permissible-levels/</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-11-04T00:35:04.461Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Almost 10% of grain-based foods labelled as ‘gluten-free’ and over 35% of those that do not contain gluten by nature in India have been found to be contaminated with it, some up to 90 times more than permitted levels. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/04/29/Super-fast-salmonella-testing-Australian-breakthrough-could-benefit-food-industry-and-public-health-monitoring/</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-11-04T00:38:35.339Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[In 2017, more than 16,000 cases of Salmonella poisoning were reported in Australia. GettyImages]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/04/27/Misleading-advice-Poisoning-risk-of-disinfecting-fresh-produce-to-prevent-COVID-19-industry-expert/</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-11-04T00:37:19.488Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Fresh produce experts in Australia and New Zealand have denounced the merits of directly disinfecting fruits and vegetables as has been advocated via a viral video and mainstream news, calling this a ‘dangerous’ food safety hazard. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/04/20/World-first-ethnic-Chinese-specific-study-finds-no-link-between-sugary-drinks-and-dementia/</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-11-04T00:27:59.68Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Researchers at universities across the world have not found any link between SSB consumption and dementia based on results from the world’s first ethnic-Chinese specific study. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/04/15/Allergens-down-microbes-up-FSANZ-reports-50-rise-of-food-microbial-contaminations-in-2019/</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-11-04T00:30:38.112Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has reported a 50% rise of food contamination cases in Australia by microbes leading to product recalls in 2019,. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/04/06/Thailand-s-COVID-19-war-Local-food-production-centre-of-focus-as-government-guarantees-supplies/</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-11-04T00:30:42.549Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Thailand’s food supply preparations to battle the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak have focused heavily on local food productivity, covering both agricultural products and processed foods. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/04/02/E-nose-for-food-fraud-Chinese-researchers-develop-rapid-method-to-detect-adulterated-beef/</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-11-04T00:16:36.362Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Researchers developed an electronic nose (E-nose) technique which utilised colourimetric sensors and chemometrics to detect beef adulterated with pork ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/03/30/Tainted-milk-Branded-dairy-in-India-sees-5-increase-in-adulteration-despite-tightened-laws/</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-11-04T00:23:55.989Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Branded milk sold in the western Indian state of Maharashtra has seen a 5% increase in adulteration levels. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/03/27/Safety-first-COVID-19-food-supply-fears-salmonella-contamination-and-more-feature-in-our-round-up/</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-11-04T00:28:03.909Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[COVID-19, food supply fears, salmonella contamination and more feature in this edition of Safety First. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/03/26/Threat-to-health-Salmonella-more-common-in-pork-than-chicken-in-China-supermarkets/</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-11-04T00:00:32.971Z</lastmod>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Novel coronavirus, false labelling, nuclear food ban lift and more feature in this edition of Safety First. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Australian infants and children who consume large amounts of rice-based products may be exposed to high amounts of arsenic and its negative health impact ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Almost US$100,000 worth of well-known spreads were confiscated by the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from two local Indian dairy firms for ‘zero cholesterol’ and ‘low cholesterol’ mislabelling violations. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese researchers have found a link between high household salt intakes and increased deaths due to various forms of cardiovascular disease, renewing calls for lower salt consumption and increased intake of healthier foods such as fruits, vegetables and fish. ©iStock]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The research from China notes that patients infected with the virus were exposed to animals at a wholesale market, where seafood, poultry, snakes, bats and farm animals are sold ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[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]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Philippines alcohol poisoning, Aussie allergen alert, India food labelling and more feature in this edition of Safety First. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/01/13/Methanol-spiked-coconut-liquor-causes-mass-poisoning-in-Philippines/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The FDA has repeatedly issued warnings to lambanog brewers over its high methanol content and stressed the importance of proper fermentation and production of coconut liquor to prevent poisoning ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[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. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Bushfires continue to rage in Australia. ©GettyImages]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[In this year-end round up of the top 10 stories relating to food safety and security this year, we recap food safety and security crises in Indian dairy and oil, a potential cancer-causing food additive, New Zealand food security and more. ]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2019/12/18/Seeing-red-NZ-and-Australian-academics-voice-dismay-at-processed-and-red-meat-recommendations/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[In the wake of several controversial recent studies that have linked meat consumption with increased cancer risk, an equally contentious series of reviews have found there are very few health benefits to cutting out meat protein. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[New research from Singapore has revealed significant rates of pork or lower-quality fish DNA in local seafood products, leading researchers to urge clearer food labelling guidelines and more stringent testing with better technology in the F&B industry. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Asian bakery product imports have been found to contain the highest number of undeclared allergens compared to other food and beverage products sold from the region, according to a new study. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2019/12/11/Prospective-fathers-should-stop-drinking-alcohol-to-cut-foetal-heart-risks-China-study/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Prospective fathers should cut down on drinking when couples try to conceive, according to a Chinese study that has linked paternal alcohol consumption to a higher chance of congenital heart disease. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[While New Zealand has not yet approved the release of genetically modified crops, its agricultural research agency’s principle scientist has said it is important that the science keeps options open so policy makers have strong evidence to draw on. ©Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2019/12/06/Safety-First-Food-safety-stories-from-China-Japan-India-and-more-feature-in-our-round-up/</loc>
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