A worker collects palm oil fruit near Kuala Lumpur. With Southeast Asian economies in the balance – especially Indonesia and […]
Technical Solutions
The time bomb in our stir fry
January 22, 2018
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Food Regulatory
Malaysian farmers protest against EU push to ban palm oil in biofuels
January 17, 2018
Protesters display placards and banners during a protest against the European Union campaign to ban palm biofuels in Kuala Lumpur […]
Health & Nutrition
Japanese city on alert for deadly fugu blowfish
A Japanese city has broadcast emergency warnings to prevent people consuming blowfish, after potentially deadly portions were mistakenly sold. A […]
Food Industry News
Islamic clerics in dispute over Indian prawn fatwa
January 16, 2018
The fatwa was issued by an institution in Hyderabad. An Islamic educational institution in India, Jamia Nizamia, has issued a […]
Food Regulatory
Just Acia at Dhoby Ghaut Xchange suspended for selling ‘unclean’ food
SINGAPORE: Just Acia, an eatery selling Asian food at underground mall Dhoby Ghaut Xchange, has been suspended for two weeks […]
Food Regulatory
Asia’s appetite for Africa’s animals causes concern
An unquenched Asian taste for wine and herbal medicine laced with extracts of wild animals is driving poaching of rare […]
Food Industry News
Making Instant Noodles More Nutritious
January 15, 2018
Instant noodles have always been an easy (and cheap) way to quickly satisfy your hunger pangs, especially when you’re winded […]
Health & Nutrition
This tiny scanner can tell how many calories are in the food you’re holding before you eat it
January 12, 2018
Meet the DietSensor, a forthcoming $249 app-powered gadget that can actually scan the molecules that make up your food and […]
Health & Nutrition
Understanding the ‘yuck factor’ is crucial to increasing society’s acceptance of insect protein
Can the “yuck factor” — one of the biggest barriers faced by edible insect producers — be overcome? It’s that […]
Food Industry News
JD.com expands into fresh food supermarkets in Beijing
January 9, 2018
JD.com, one of the two major ecommerce platforms in China, followed the steps of its rival Alibaba and launched its […]
Food Industry News
Ise Foods aims to sell 4 billion eggs a year in India
TOKYO – Japan’s largest egg producer, Ise Foods, is teaming up with Suzuki Motor in a joint venture to launch […]
Technical Solutions
Malaysia’s Dahmakan chows down $2.6M for its end-to-end food delivery service
January 8, 2018
Dahmakan, a food delivery startup from Malaysia that graduated Y Combinator last year, has raised $2.6 million as it begins […]
