Food Industry

Why COVID-19 can uniquely and suddenly impact a person’s sense of smell and consequently taste is not yet fully understood. Not everyone experiences loss of smell and taste as a symptom. In some that do, it might not last very long. Others are not so lucky.  The ZOE COVID symptom…

Sponsored If the word for 2020 in food safety was adaptation, the word for 2021 will be resilience. COVID-19 will continue to challenge food and beverage manufacturers, and resilience will be needed to address those challenges successfully. The food industry in 2020 proved that quick and successful adaptation could happen…

JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 10: Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), through its corporate social responsibility programme, has channelled RM250,000 to help residents affected by floods in the state. TNB in a statement announced that the aid for the Johor State Flood Victims Fund was presented by TNB chairman Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid…

Israeli clean meat startup Aleph Farms, the company that announced an ambitious plan last year to take its lab-grown meat production to outer space, is set to combat food challenges back on Earth in the world’s third largest economy. The Rehovot-based company, which created the world’s first slaughter-free steak made from cow cells…

The scheduled for December 26 Thai Fight Nan has been cancelled due to the new restrictions imposed by the government of Thailand following a recent COVID-19 outbreak linked to seafood industry. This means the fan-favorite Saenchai, as well as the rest of competitors won’t be fighting this coming Saturday. Advertisements…

Thailand’s stocks and baht led losses inAsian emerging markets on Monday after coronavirus curbs in akey export hub near Bangkok were extended following a recordnumber of cases in the country, reviving fears of an economicslowdown.A seafood industry center that is home to thousands ofmigrant workers, Samut Sakhon will stay locked…

L-R: Supply Chain and Plant Director, Olalekan Aluko; Head of Sales, Fiyinfoluwa Adewakun; Head of Marketing & Trade Marketing, Boma Harrison and Head, Legal and Corporate Affairs, Olaleye Dada all of SUNTORY BEVERAGE & FOOD NIGERIA, at the unveiling of the new Lucozade Cola, held in Lagos Suntory, a global…

A new research report from the food industry shows investigations of leafy greens foodborne illness outbreaks could be streamlined if produce was labeled with traceable codes, something food safety experts have been urging for decades. For four months food industry researchers reviewed supply chain partners including growers, distributors and both…

Commentary Newsday Thursday 3 December 2020Dr Rita Pemberton - DR RITA PEMBERTON Food has been an important agency of social cohesion since the post-Emancipation period in Tobago, when the food culture formed an integral part of the island’s culture. The longstanding food culture practice was composed of five interdependent elements:…

This was the opinion of guests at the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP)-hosted panel session during the recent Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo (AWRE) 2020 virtual event discussing how to maintain a balance between Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Targets and 2030 Food Waste Strategy.The panel comprised of AIP Executive Director…