All tobacco products in Singapore may soon be required to be sold in plain packaging with graphic health warnings covering at least 75 percent of the packet.
As agricultural regulations for produce growing become more rigid, the FDA is seeking out ways to educate produce growers at the commercial and local level. Local produce farmers need to adapt quickly to rules regulating production and harvesting of fruit
According to results of a recent study, the prevalence of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) due to avocado consumption appears to be higher than previously believed.
Almost 3,000 people fell ill and nearly 350 were hospitalized in 30 produce-related outbreaks over a six-year period in Brazil, according to researchers.
Australian strawberry growers, injured by the needle crisis, are getting back on their feet. In part, this is due to the positive response from supermarkets.
At a recent workshop hosted by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, National Agricultural and Research Extension Institute (NAREI) Chief Executive Officer dr Oudho Homenauth talked on the elimination of the carambola fruit fly.
At least 28 samples of popular oat-based cereals and snack bars made by popular household names — General Mills and Quaker — contained glyphosate, an active ingredient used in Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) discovere
A recall of pre-made salads and ready meals by McCain Foods in the US has snowballed to involve more than 24 chain stores and 13 food companies – including Wal-Mart, Whole Foods Market, 7-eleven and Trader Joe’s.
Completely combating recalls and contaminations might seem like a hopeless task, but much can definitely still be gained in the field of risk limitation.
Envolve Foods in Corona, California is recalling approximately 292,764 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken and beef products containing a vegetable ingredient that may be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes.
Malaysia's health ministry confirmed on Sunday (Oct 21) that salmonella bacteria was responsible for a string of food poisoning cases that resulted in two fatalities.
