Malaysian tea manufacturer fined over banned colourings
A tea manufacturer has been fined RM20,000 ($6,376) for producing teas contaminated with prohibited colouring substances.
Archives for November 14, 2011
Pan-Asian food safety fund announced
A public-private partnership has been struck, assuring $1m to create a fund for food safety training programmes and incident prevention schemes throughout Asia Pacific.
New guidelines to regulate food advertising in India out soon
The top watchdogs in the food and advertising sectors respectively have decided to join hands to regulate the advertising of food and beverages in India, starting with issuing new guidelines to food companies.
India to give rice to Indonesia, but wants palm oil tax cut
India is engaging in rice diplomacy with Indonesia to whom it is willing to sell 500,000 tonnes of rice, but also wants the latter to cut its export tax on crude palm oil which is hurting Indian refineries.
Opportunities in farmed salmon for New Zealand: Study
A new study has identified that a stronger focus on aquaculture, specifically salmon, will drive growth in New Zealand's seafood industry.