Safety First: Philippines trans-fat ban, Thailand cannabis regulations, Japan organic governance and more feature in our round-up
Trans-fat fight: Philippines to ban all prepackaged processed foods with high trans-fat levels by 2023​The Philippines government has announced a ban on all prepackaged processed foods containing high trans-fats levels as part of its objective to completely eliminate their presence by 2023.In 2021 the Philippines laid out guidelines to prohibit the presence of partially-hydrogenated oils
GALLERY: The top 10 most read APAC food and beverage industry stories in November 2022
Read more on Thailand cannabis regulations, Philippines trans-fats ban, Indonesia's sugar control and much more in our 10 most-read APAC F&B stories for November 2022.Click through the gallery to see them all.
Sugar strategy: Cutting sugar-sweetened beverage intake helps lower BMI in schoolchildren – China RCT
To examine the effects of reducing SSB consumption on body mass index (BMI) z-score (measure of weight adjusted for height based on sex and age) of schoolchildren, a randomised controlled trial was conducted in four primary schools in Nanjing, China, from September 2019 to September 2020.The ‘Reduced Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Is Associated with Lower
‘Reduce and replace’: Plant-based brands can slash salt by following beverage sector’s sugar strategy
Although the plant-based product sector has seen incredible growth over the past few years, significant concerns still remain regarding the veracity of health and nutritional claims made by brands in the sector, as well as the as-yet unverifiable potential risks of long-term consumption.One of the most commonly-seen concerns raised by nutritionists has been that of
Shareholding: Fonterra reveals when new capital structure will commence
The new capital structure is said to be more flexible as Fonterra aims to retain more farmers within the co-op and maintain a sustainable milk supply while giving something back to all supplying shareholders.The proposals received a ‘strong’ farmer mandate in December 2021, with more than 85% of the total number of farmer votes cast
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