Eating dinner alone could be a significant contributor to obesity among adolescent Japanese girls, a study has found. In the […]
Health & Nutrition
Study: Eating dinner alone a major contributor to obesity in Japanese girls
April 3, 2018
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Health & Nutrition
Japanese food giant Ajinomoto to create awarness about safe consumption of MSG product in India
March 27, 2018
Japanese food giant Ajinomoto to create awarness about safe consumption of MSG product in India The Indian subsidiary of Japan-headquartered […]
Food Industry News
Indonesia pitches Tempeh for Unesco intangible cultural heritage status
Tempeh will be proposed as a Unesco intangible cultural heritage in 2021. Mr Made Astawan, head of the Indonesian Tempeh […]
Technical Solutions
5,000 free meals made from ‘ugly food’ to raise awareness about food waste
SINGAPORE, March 26 — About 1,500kg of blemished or unused vegetables that would otherwise have been discarded were used to […]
Food Industry News
Cold Storage, Giant and Hero stores axed in Southeast Asia on back of poor results
March 23, 2018
Pan-Asian retailer Dairy Farm International – the owner of stores such as Cold Storage, Giant and 7-Eleven – has closed […]
Food Industry News
Malaysian food delivery startup dahmakan acquires Thai competitor
Malaysian food-delivery startup Dahmakan, which raised US$2.6 million early this year, has acquired Bangkok-based competitor Polpa for an undisclosed amount. […]
Health & Nutrition
China’s state television combats fictional dangerous food combinations
March 21, 2018
China’s state television broadcasters have taken a strong stance against the widely-practiced Chinese belief that combining certain foods when cooking […]
Food Regulatory
Malaysia helps Philippines grow halal industry: official
MANILA – Malaysia said it was helping the Philippines develop its halal market, as it called on increased cooperation among […]
Food Industry News
Malaysia’s halal exports hit RM43.4b in 2017
March 20, 2018
KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 ― The Malaysian halal sector’s exports last year rose RM1.2 billion to reach a total of […]
Food Regulatory
North Korean Beer Banned For Export, Sold as ‘Fake’ in China
A popular North Korean beer banned under international sanctions for export outside the country is now being bottled in China […]
Health & Nutrition
Your Bottled Drinking Water May Contain Plastic Particles
March 16, 2018
Tests on major brands of bottled water have found that nearly all of them contained tiny particles of plastic. In […]
Food Regulatory
India’s food safety authority proposes traffic light labelling for foods sold at schools
March 14, 2018
The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) wants to introduce a traffic light labelling scheme for foods sold in […]
