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A study has found that Indonesian Melinjo seed extract activates the physiologically beneficial substance adiponectin which improves obesity and diabetes, which the researchers say should be used in more food products and medicines.
Researchers from the University of Hong Kong discovered that the endangered European eel (Anguilla anguilla) was found in products on 50 percent of surveyed supermarket shelves in Hong Kong.
Despite the cancellation of its trip to China as part of the Spring Asia Grower trip in April, the California Prune Board has stated that it remains committed to engaging with the growing Chinese market.
The National Bureau of Statistics of China has released figures which reveal a surge in the price of food, with indications that coronavirus and African swine fever are amongst the causes.
Golden Rice is said to reduce Vitamin A deficiency (VAD), but a new study has suggested that those most at risk of VAD do not have sufficient access to the GM crop.
The production facility was not only found to be producing ketchup with dangerous ingredients, but also with incorrect labelling and without the appropriate licence.
The authors conducted experimental web-based surveys to obtain clearer understanding of both experts and public perception of the benefits, risks and value of utilising gene editing technology for the breeding of crops compared to other technologies.
Research has found that preparing land for palm oil plantations and the growth of young plants can cause more damage to the environment, emitting double the amount of greenhouse gases than mature plantations.
When testing 50 packaged foods from six Asian grocery stores in Melbourne, researchers from James Cook University found that 46 percent of them contained undeclared allergens.
The regulation allegedly sets out clear regulatory measures to address specific issues, such as prohibiting the use of meetings, lectures and health consultations to carry out false advertising of food.
Five of the six countries studied - Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia - are said to be among the top 10 global contributors to ocean plastic leakage.
Locusts have reportedly ravaged wheat, cotton and vegetable crops in Pakistan in the worst infestation in the country since the 1990s.
China banned all US poultry in January 2015 due to an avian influenza outbreak in December 2014, despite the fact that the US has been officially free of the disease since August 2017.
A report by the Changing Markets Foundation has found links between some of the world’s top supermarkets and illegal, unsustainable fishing operations.
The Supreme Court of India is said to have ruled that courts cannot show leniency for deviation from the standards of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act.
