Published: Mar 20, 2019

The UK Government has launched a public consultation on proposals to introduce a 9pm watershed on TV and online adverts for food and drink high in fat, sugar or salt.

Published: Mar 19, 2019

Most people give a bagged salad a quick rinse with tap water before they eat it, just to get rid of pesticides or bugs.

Published: Mar 18, 2019

Vietnamese dragon fruits are exported to 40 countries and their returns are several times higher than those from rice production.

Published: Mar 15, 2019

Export of Indian shrimps to the US has come under the scanner of US FDA for use of antibiotics.

Published: Mar 14, 2019

32 cases of Salmonella serotype Poona infection in infants and young children were found in France (30 cases), Belgium (1 case) and Luxembourg (1 case).

Published: Mar 14, 2019

Early Tuesday morning, Lebanese Customs officers raided several shops in the Sidon suburb of al-Hasbeh in search of fruits and vegetables smuggled from Syria, causing commotion among shop owners who attempted to block Customs personnel from entering.

Published: Mar 13, 2019

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a best practices guideline to help the meat and poultry industry respond to customer complaints about adulterated and misbranded products, in particular, repo

Published: Mar 13, 2019

“Significant improvement” has been made by consumer goods retailers and manufacturers in empowering healthier consumers globally, according to The Consumer Foods Forum (CGF).

Published: Mar 12, 2019

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have established a framework to jointly oversee the production of cell-cultured meat in the US.

Published: Mar 11, 2019

A new study, published in Israel and published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, found that increased use of antibiotics in certain neighborhoods is associated with an increased risk of acquiring an antibiotic-resistant infection.

Published: Mar 08, 2019

Seafood fraud is still a problem in the U.S., despite a 2018 government program attempting to curb the practice, a new study has found.

Published: Mar 08, 2019

The US government has announced steps to restrict the entry of African swine fever (ASF).

Published: Mar 08, 2019

Unsatisfactory results of phytosanitary inspections by officials from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), have led to the prohibition of the import of 20,400 kilograms of tangerine from Turkey on Monday.

Published: Mar 08, 2019

According to a new study published in Veterinary Record, raw meat based diets for dogs pose a threat to humans and the dogs because they can be contaminated with pathogens such as Salmonella, Campylobacter, Clostridium, and Enterobacteriaceae.

Published: Mar 08, 2019

Most consumers doubt the likely impact of restricting and banning junk food advertising despite agreeing with the approach, new research claims.

Published: Mar 07, 2019

New Zealanders are being asked by the Environmental Protection Authority to decide whether or not some paraquat-based products should be banned.

Published: Mar 07, 2019

The U.S. government will employ more dogs to sniff out illegal pork products at airports and seaports in an effort to keep out a contagious hog disease that has spread across Asia and Europe, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.

Published: Mar 07, 2019

China's removal of the export permit of a major Canadian canola company followed the discovery of "hazardous pests" in shipments.

Published: Mar 07, 2019

Partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), an ingredient which is a major source of artificial trans fat found in food like margarine, potato chips and fast foods will be banned by the Ministry of Health (MOH), Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health Amrin Ami

Published: Mar 06, 2019

According to Hawke's Bay District Health Board's Medical Officer of Health, Nick Jones, a flu-like illness is still circulating amongst Hawke's Bay's seasonal fruit picking workers.