News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Independent Japanese inspectors have found the first case of radioactive contamination in a sample of rice since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident five months ago, on March 11.
A petition filed in the New Zealand Parliament on August 16 challenges the Goods and Services Tax (GST) levied on food in the country; a tax that was first levied in the 1980s.
Consumer groups have urged the Australian government to make alcohol health warning labels on liquor beverages mandatory to help reduce the harm caused by alcohol.
An Indian beverage maker has attracted funding of US$10m from a major private equity player, which says India's fruit drink market is on the rise.
A new food safety scandal has broken out in China over reports of contamination of edible bird's nests imported from Malaysia.
Spirits giant Diageo posted a 17 per cent rise in annual revenue, fuelled by strong growth in emerging markets such as Latin America, Africa and Asia.