Australia could stop meat or milk labels for plant-based products / Philippines G2G rice supply bid fails as Thailand and Vietnam opt out / Canada and Australia under fire as FSSAI steps up pulse glyphosate testing / See whats new in our Japan round-up
Manufacturers in Australia may soon have to re-label all plant-based products containing the terms âmeatâ and/or âmilkâ in them, as politicians request Food Safety Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to review the standards surrounding these... Read
Thailand and Vietnam have backed out of the bidding process to supply rice to the Philippines, due to the National Food Authorityâs (NFA) âdifficultâ Terms of Reference (TOR)... Read
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is stepping up efforts to detect glyphosate traces in imported pulses, with Canadian- and Australian-imported lentils coming under scrutiny... Read
In our latest Japan-focused round-up, we look at halal sushi, green tea exports from Australia to Japan and more on Japan's ongoing nuclear food controversy... Read
Canadaâs Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food has identified China as a nation with âsignificant opportunities for growthâ as it ramps up its efforts for new market openings... Read
As Asian consumers look to spend more on speciality drinks, spirits companies are using brand ambassadors to present their products to the region's increasingly wealthy aspirational drinkers... Read
Alibaba groupâs fresh food supply platform Win-Chain has joined forces with Norwayâs Marine Harvest in an effort to meet Chinaâs growing demand for fresh seafood... Read
PepsiCo has chosen 10 emerging food and beverage startups, four of which play in the snacks category, to join its first collaborative accelerator program in North America... Read
The maker of Mr Kipling cakes has announced a strategic shake-up that includes the sale of its Ambrosia custard brand, a £10m ($12.9m) Brexit stockpiling plan and the departure of its under-fire boss... Read
Turkey wants to ramp up olive oil business with the US â already its biggest export destination â and sees a future in single-source, premium varietals rather than bulk. But can it spark enough interest?.. Read
The government department responsible for food has been slammed for being âtoo complacentâ about the levels of disruption or interruption to trade that may be faced by Brexit... Read