Published: May 16, 2012

South Korea has toughened penalties for fishing boats that violate its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to better protect its maritime resources, the government said Tuesday.

Published: May 16, 2012

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has signed a memorandum with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council to cooperate in promoting Japanese food and agricultural exports in the Chinese territory.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

Thailand’s food processing industry should capitalize on Myanmar's new open economy given its geographical and historical advantage, a top food institute had said.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Indian herbal specialist, Olive Lifesciences, has increased the contract farming for its lead product coleus, amid growing weight management demands for the extract from Japan, Europe and the US.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Freddie Dawson

Food manufacturing training and educational courses in the north east of England will be improved significantly by the addition of Hartlepool College of Further Education to the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Freddie Dawson

Meat Processor Scotch Premier Meat plans to cut 30 jobs as part of cost-cutting measures at its facility at Inverurie, Scotland, which, the firm claims, will help it promote a high-quality image.

Published: May 16, 2012

Shareholders of Corn Products International have voted to change the company’s name to Ingredion, marking another phase of the name change.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Shane Starling

Diána Bánáti, the recently resigned chair of the EFSA management board, says she was not forced to depart by the Parma-based agency’s hierarchy – rather resigning herself after taking a new industry post.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Shane Starling

Vitafoods celebrates its 15th birthday next week.

Published: May 16, 2012

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the use for the FilmArray Respiratory Panel, the first test that can simultaneously detect both viral and bacterial causes of respiratory infection from a single sample.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

US-based food giant General Mills has agreed to acquire the food brands of Pune-based ready-to-cook spices and sauces maker Parampara Food Products, the company announced at the end of last week.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Thai food processor Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods) has been reported as a bidder for Europe’s Iglo Foods, which owns the Birds Eye brand.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Pressure group Sustain has reacted with scepticism to the publication of the UK’s Parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee’s Sustainable Food report.

Published: May 15, 2012

Severe drought gripping northeastern Brazil--the worst in a half-century--is taking its toll on more than 1,100 towns, even triggering fighting in rural areas, local media reported Sunday.

Published: May 15, 2012

Keeping track of what we eat and choosing healthier foods could be made easier thanks to a consultation launched today on front-of-pack (FoP) nutrition labelling by the Food Standards Agency in both Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Published: May 15, 2012

The Food Standards Agency has published 10 short videos to help caterers produce food safely. Each video is about a minute long and covers specific food hygiene practices.

Published: May 14, 2012

For the third consecutive year, cod and haddock populations in the Barents Sea have improved, showing a decrease in illegal fishing.

Published: May 14, 2012

Thai food manufacturer Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods) is reportedly preparing a £2.5 billion bid for the Birds Eye business, which has been put up for sale by the private equity firm Permira.

Published: May 14, 2012

With growing concern over antibiotic resistance, public health advocates have long pushed for more responsible use of these drugs -- both in human medicine and animal agriculture.

Published: May 14, 2012 By: Michelle Russell

A clutch of private-equity firms have submitted first-found bids for Permira-owned frozen food businesslqlo Group, it is understood.According to reports today (11 May), the first round of bids from a handful of private-equity firms were submitted for yest