The overweight and obese adult population in the developing nations has more than tripled since 1980, according to a report released Friday by the British Overseas Development Institute (ODI).
China will safeguard national food security and continue to pursue the sustainable development of agriculture
China will blacklist producers of illicit food, drugs, medical appliances and cosmetics, according to a draft regulation published on Thursday.
New Zealand government Wednesday pledged to tighten its food safe regime, despite claiming it is already one of the best in the world
Garlic can significantly reduce the contamination risk of Cronobacter sakazakii, a foodborne pathogen that can lead to fatal infections of infants, in the production of dry infant formula powder, according to a new Canadian study. The study, published recently in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, identifies for the first time that two compounds derived from garlic -- diallyl sulfide and ajoene -- can make the product safer to consume.
Mouse droppings, poor hygiene, spoiled food and other industry horrors that may pose risks to customers' health are relatively rare at Houston's restaurants, food trucks, grocery stores or other meal delivery venues, thanks to rigid and frequent sanitation inspections in the U.S. fourth largest city, city officials said.
Some 2.2 million Zimbabweans will need food assistance in the pre-harvest period from January to March next year, the UN food agency said on Tuesday, warning that food security in the southern African country continues to deteriorate.
China recorded a bumper harvest this year. Yet agricultural problems remain and are clouding the world's most populous country, prompting the government to take measures to beef up food security.
Power remains cut on Thursday for the third consecutive day for tens of thousands of households in the eastern city of Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, after Typhoon Fitow-triggered downpours lashed the city.
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Monday sent a senior official to South Korea to protest its ban on fisheries products from eight prefectures in Japan, imposed over safety fears concerning radioactive water leaking from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.
India's Lower House of Parliament (Lok Sabha) has passed the landmark Food Security Bill which aims at providing subsidized food to the country's two- thirds of the population or 800 million poor people.
The United Nations has called for 98 million U.S. dollars in funding to respond to urgent humanitarian priorities in North Korea, a UN spokesman said here Thursday.
China will complete its reform of local food and drug administration systems by the end of this year to better ensure food and drug safety, according to a Thursday report from the People's Daily.
Death toll of students eating suspected poisonous food at a public school in the eastern Indian state of Bihar rose to 20, local police said Wednesday.
Smithfield Foods CEO Larry Pope on Wednesday tried to relieve senators' concerns over a Chinese pork producer's purchase of his company.
A worm farm trial in a Sydney eatery precinct has halved the total waste of a local restaurant and juice shop, saving on rubbish bills and producing fertiliser, the City of Sydney said Friday.
Australian government will invest 36 million Australian dollars (35.3 million U.S. dollars) to expand its food into the growing Asian market which is mainly pulled by China, according to a new plan released recently.
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