(News, 10 Jan 2007 )
The 20th session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils—an international meeting that establishes guidelines on fats and oils—will take place in London from 19-23 February 2007. The meeting will discuss ....
(News, 07 Dec 2006 )
The city of New York has approved a ban of trans fats in its restaurants. The NYC Board of Health says the order applies to oils and spreads containing trans fat. The ban will be effective by July 1, ....
(News, 14 Nov 2006 )
An injection of $12.3 million from the OPEC Fund, along with technical assistance from the FAO, will support the development of Myanmar’s edible-oil sector over the next three years. With an aim to increase ....
(Analysis, Nov 2006 )
At the current rate of growth, Indonesia is expected to overtake Malaysia as the single largest producer of palm oil next year. As it stands, the two countries are the world’s most dominant players in ....
(Others, 01 Nov 2006 )
In the next few decades, a major international effort is needed to feed the world when the population soars from six to nine billion, says Jacques Diouf, UN Food Agency Director- General. The original ....
(News, 19 Oct 2006 )
Citect has launched a new benchmarking service designed to support corporate-performance benchmarking. By visually sharing KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) between corporate and plant managers, Meta ....
(Analysis, Oct 2006 )
Asian wine consumption is set to grow 10-20 percent per annum within the next five years, with the greatest activity registered in China, India, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, the Philippines and Malaysia. ....
(Others, 01 Oct 2006 )
The SIG Group recently sponsored a UN conference during which 250 children from around 60 different nations presented their visions for a cleaner, more habitable environment. Organized by the UNEP (United ....
(Others, 01 Oct 2006 )
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) has stressed that regional governments need to reduce exposure to the impact of a sudden or unexpected market downturn. ....
(Others, 01 Oct 2006 )
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) says that there is no convincing evidence for a causal relationship between the acute hepatitis observed in Austrian case reports and the consumption of noni ....
