JAKARTA: The National Nutrition Agency (BGN ... national nutritional composition standards. Meanwhile, the BPOM is responsible for overseeing hygiene and food safety in production and distribution.

There has been a “limited distribution to the UK” of Coca-Cola soft drinks containing higher levels of a chemical called chlorate, the Food Standards Agency has said. The statement comes after the ...

The Food Standards Agency in the UK has launched an investigation after a number of Coca-Cola products were withdrawn from sale for safety reasons in parts of Europe. The global drinks firm issued ...

It graded foods based on their nutritional value, according to guidance from the Food Standards Agency. The analysis suggests the gap has widened in the last two years, with the price of healthy ...

The World Food Programme (WFP) said it was providing aid to displaced Palestinians who were returning home in various parts of Gaza following the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Footage filmed by ...

With Donald Trump returning to office, 2025 could be a bumper year for cultivated meat bans in the US – here are the ...

Pettifer has served as interim chief executive since September 2024 and has been director of strategy for the agency since July 2021. Her appointment followed a ‘competitive’ recruitment process.

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FOOD SECURITY EMERGENCY. Premium rice retail for as much as PHP58 per kilo at a stall in Novaliches Public Market, Quezon City on Jan. 7, 2025. The Department of Agriculture on Wednesday (Jan. 22, ...

Eight years ago, voters across the UK faced a historic choice in the Brexit referendum. Now, five years after officially leaving the EU, the country is still grappling with the fallout.

Her permanent appointment comes at a significant time, coinciding with the emergence of new opportunities across government with the Plan for Change, five key missions, including health and economic ...