Food security and safety

The Development and Future Direction of Malaysia’s Livestock Industry

Mohamad Hifzan Rosali, Nor Amana A'liah Mohammad Nor
Introduction Malaysia’s livestock industry is an important and one of the fundamental industries in the country's agricultural development. It provides lucrative employment, supplies the domestic requirements of meat, milk and dairy products to the population. The development of the...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Food security and safety
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Managing Food Insecurity Risks in Indonesia

Tahlim Sudaryanto
Introduction Many recent concerns about food security focus on unpredictable but shorter-lived threats to current food security levels such as price shocks and natural disasters. Unlike chronic food insecurity, transitory food insecurity occurs because of a temporary decline in household access...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Food security and safety
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Administrative Measures for Food Recalls

Zhen Zhong
INTRODUCTION Food recall management measures enacted to strengthen the supervision of most agricultural products. This will greatly enhance the overall quality of agricultural products. The Administrative Measures for Food Recalls, as deliberated and adopted at the executive meeting of the...
Country: China Topic: Food security and safety
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Gap between Consumers and Producers via “Agri-product Business Inquiry” Launched

I Han, Min-Hsien Yang
Source: Council of Agriculture How can consumers get information regarding product sources? To close the gap between consumers and producers, the Council of Agriculture (COA) launched a specific database, “Agri-Product Business Inquiry”, in its official website, in order to...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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A Review of Food Nutrition Labeling in Japan

Yoshihisa Godo
INTRODUCTION For years, food nutrition labeling had not been compulsory in Japan. In response to consumers’ increasing concerns about food safety, however, the Japanese government, which many perceive as the slowest among major advanced countries, introduced a compulsory nutrition labeling...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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