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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

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

The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) wants to introduce a traffic light labelling scheme for foods sold in […]

Community

The Greehey School of Business from St. Mary University visits DPO International

gsob visits DPO

Ever committed to supporting student development and educational initiatives, DPO International recently welcomed 13 business major students from St. Mary […]

Food Industry News

7 sandwiches of Asia, from Roti John to Noodle Bun

KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Except for a few countries in Asia, bread is not a staple food in […]

Health & Nutrition

War on diabetes: Food industry to get S$15m to develop lower-sugar desserts, sauces and beverages

  SINGAPORE: In its continued war against diabetes, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has set aside S$15 million to support the food industry […]

Food Industry News

Sri Lanka beverage firms shaken by sugar tax

Sri Lankan beverage firms appear to have been hit in the pocket by the country’s new tax on sugar-sweetened beverages […]

Health & Nutrition

Nestlé’s Milo PR problem spreads to Australia following Sri Lanka and Malaysia spats

Nestlé’s persistent PR problem about the nutritional value and high sugar content of its Milo drink shows no sign of […]

Health & Nutrition

Plump but malnourished, health of urban poor children a ticking time bomb

NUR Hayati Elia, 13, didn’t have a proper breakfast and looked worn out as she walked home from school to […]

Health & Nutrition

Indonesia’s Papua province children starving in a land of gold

A measles and malnutrition crisis has killed at least 72 people, mostly children, in Indonesia’s remote province of Papua, home […]