A preference for local food among Australian consumers could offer Australian food processors a way to rejuvenation after a turbulent period where they have been pounded by cheap food imports.
The top New Zealand food body has called the ‘NEEDNT’ list of foods limited in its use for everyday people as it targets individual foods rather than complete diets.
The World Food Programme (WFP) operates on many fronts, with many initiatives, but it’s core remains the same – to better the nutritional inputs of the world’s neediest people. Significant advances in fortified rice technology are set to see those goals...
A new report from the Center for Food Safety in Hong Kong has revealed almost half of food samples contain inorganic arsenic – but not in amounts sufficient to pose serious threats to health.
Global consultancy firm Intertek Cantox International has expanded its food regulatory services in Asia with a new office in Beijing dedicated to assisting food ingredient manufacturers conform to regulatory requirements and enter the Chinese marketplace.
India’s food safety and standards agency has been penalized by the chief information commission for failing to admit that the country does not have safety standards for trans fats in ghee and edible oil.
India-based botanical extract specialists, Olive Lifesciences, has invested US$434,000 in a new research and development facility near Bangalore to drive new product development (NPD) and product assessment for the nutraceutical and food markets.
A new survey by global research firm Nielsen reveals India’s urban citizens are altering their dietary habits as lifestyle changes send obesity rates rocketing.
In an attempt to combat the sharp rise in obesity-related ailments in India, the national government is planning to reduce trans fatty acid (TFA) content in vanaspati oil over the next couple of years.
The Indian government has taken a decision on the issue of junk foods being sold in and around schools and it is not all that pretty for food manufacturers in the country.
In a bid to create unified standards and transparency across packaged products in China, the Ministry of Health has issued nutritional labelling standards, set to commence in January, 2013.
Indonesia will more tightly supervise the sale of food products sold in and around schools in 2012, if a government agency-backed effort to reduce the impact of unhealthy snacks on the country's 50 million 6-18 year-olds is OK'd at senior level.
Asia holds growth promise amid a volatile global economy for multinational food companies, especially in the functional food sector, according to industry report.
The Chinese green snacks market will triple in value from 1.2 billion yuan (US$190 million) in 2010 to 3.6bn Chinese yuan (US$570 million) by 2014, according to research from the University of Science & Technology in Beijing.
Rising incomes among an increasingly aware ‘youth’ segment in India is what My Nutrition Supplements (MNS) is banking on for sales of its newly launched bars and ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages.
Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council announced last week new draft guidelines that it hopes will encourage better nutrition for Australians.
Sichuan-based Hao Ji Group is investing 60bn Chinese yuan (US$9.45m) to boost noodle production at two main sites to a capacity of more than 700,000 tonnes of noodles with up to 12 varieties of Chinese grains.
Australia will have front-of-the-pack labelling with easy to understand nutritional information on its food products within the next year, but it may not be the controversial traffic lights system.
Singapore-based ingredients technology company, Compass Foods, has announced the legal approval of its emulsifier for use in flavour applications in the Indonesian market.
French ingredients supplier Roquette has further extended the applications for its Nutralys pea protein by teaming up with extrusion technology experts Sotexpro to develop a textured version that allows for high levels of meat substitution.
Dietary exposures to harmful chemicals and contaminants were “well below” the reference health standards for a wide-ranging selection of foods and beverages, as indicated by a major Australia-wide report.
The Australian state of South Australia has called for a ban advertising of unhealthy foods to children citing surveys that found growing concerns about such advertising’s influence on them.
Canadian krill oil supplier, Neptune, has teamed up with a local fishing company in a bid to tap into China’s fast growing and emerging omega-3 supplements market.
An Australian company has developed a way to turn sugarcane stalks into low-sugar, high-fibre, gluten-free flour, creating an unlikely health food segment and opening up another market for sugarcane growers.
In a last minute move, the industry body for food processors in India has appealed to the Indian judicial system against banning the sale of junk food and aerated drinks in and near schools.
Continued research and development combined with exposure will drive and strengthen the functional foods market in Asia Pacific, according to analysis.
China has announced new regulations and a renewed focus on the quality and safety of functional foods being sold in the country, as part of a series of crackdowns meant to reinforce food safety in the country.
Calls for imposing a Denmark-like ‘fat tax’ in New Zealand defies common sense and would add a heavy financial burden on the common Kiwi, said the head of the country’s food council.
A leading UK nutritionist says a 2010 European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) approval of a weight loss health claim for the Asian botanical, konjac mannan, defies the clinical data assessed.
Innovative new products, a strong focus on health and wellness, and regional dairy tastes were all on the agenda at FI India in Mumbai this week - and FoodNavigator-Asia's journalists were there, taking stock of what the latest trends mean for the...
Galactofructose specialist Solvay has inked a deal with 20-year-old Indian company, Lactose India, to take the Belgian firm’s digestive health ingredient into the Indian market for the first time.
Consumer rights group Choice began its Campaign for Better Food Labelling last week by calling for a nationwide search to find food labels that carry dodgy nutrition claims.
NutraIngredients and our brand new sister site, FoodNavigator-Asia.com, recently attended the first Vitafoods Asia trade show in Hong Kong, where we found 100s of thriving healthy foods, food supplements and ingredients companies eyeing and displaying...
Nestlé is investing a total of $320m in expansion projects in Indonesia and Thailand in an effort to target health conscious consumers in Asia, the company said.
India-based Tata Global Beverages (TGBL), which was formerly known as Tata Tea, is considering entering the nourishing food segment as part of its plan to become an overall health and wellness company.
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has criticised a new smartphone app launched by anti-obesity activists who have been pushing for the traffic light system for food labels, saying it does not follow global guidelines.
A prominent consumer group in Australia has come out in support of traffic light labelling in Australia – but a food industry survey claims the current system is adequate and working.
Norway’s Hofseth Biocare has appointed TSI Health Sciences as its exclusive distributor in North America and Asia-Pacific for the human nutrition market.
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) will continue a 15-year collaborative period with Australian food company Clover Corporation, by engaging in a new initiative to develop encapsulation techniques for infant and medical...
Vitafoods Asia trade expo will open its doors for the first time in Hong Kong to an expectant region in coming days – a culmination of more than two years work by the organisers of the show that has its foundation in Europe.
The traffic light labelling system may have lost steam in Europe but in Australia, the debate has again been reignited with a new study on the nutritional content of muesli.
Asia Pacific markets are ripe for functional foods development as a response to the increasing prevalence of western diets, says Katrina Diamonon, consumer analyst at market researcher, Datamonitor.
After several years and several “dialogues” with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Japanese supplier Kaneka has won a positive Novel Foods opinion for its weight management liquorice extract.
Sri Lanka will now longer allow the import, transport, storage, packaging, distributing, and selling of food products in packaging that can cause health problems to the human body.
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called for a compulsory ban on television junk food advertisements in Australia, saying industry self-regulation has failed.
Asian food safety authorities are increasingly considering health logos for food and beverage products that meet certain nutritional criteria to help combat rising obesity rates in the region, international food policy consultancy EAS said.
