SOUTH AFRICA – Pick n Pay, supermarket chain store in South Africa is set to launch 150 new health products before the end of January 2020, an addition to its 330 PnP Livewell products range. […]
UK – The UK government has introduced a policy that all flour is to be fortified with folic acid after ministers swung behind a plan that medical experts say will reduce the number of babies […]
USA – Kellogg’s, an American multinational food-manufacturing company, to re-start shipment of Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereals after the previous Salmonella scrae that led to the recall of the snacks from retail shops. According to the […]
SOUTH AFRICA – Packaged goods company, Tiger Brands has reopened its ready-to-eat meat processing facility, Enterprise Foods in Germiston, months after two of its factories were shut down on listeriosis outbreak. According to Business Day, […]
AUSTRALIA – Alcohol producers will be forced to label their products with warnings relating to the risks of drinking during pregnancy in an agreement reached by Australian and New Zealand ministers. According to Food Business […]
IRELAND – Ireland has adopted legislation on the risks associated with alcohol consumption, for the first time, in a country where alcoholism has had devastating consequences. According to EURACTIV, it is the first law in […]
USA – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has banned the use of six synthetic flavorings in candy, cookies, ice cream, and all other foods and beverages because the chemicals have been shown to cause […]
UK – One in two (52%) of British grocery shoppers say they either follow or are interested in following a plant-based diet, according to new research from IGD, a firm that deals with the insight, […]
EUROPE – Vivera, the fastest growing producer of plant-based meat alternatives in Europe, has announced the introduction of the highest quality 100% plant-based hamburger. Accordiung to the company, it claims to have achieved the highest quality […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore Packaging Agreement (SPA) governing board chairman, Albert Lim has said that the current landfill for packaging waste will be full by 2035 given a limited land space. According to him, a taskforce […]
