Food security and safety

The Council of Agriculture (COA) Strengthens Ranch Sources Management to Facilitate Egg Hygiene and Safety Control Mechanism

Mei-Chen Lo, Min-Hsien Yang
Regarding health & safety in the labeling of commercial eggs, COA will strengthen management at the source side of livestock farms and coordinate with Health and Welfare Ministry to handle the joint inspection (audit) work in order to ensure health and safe consumption of eggs. This gives...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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Government Sets Up Agricultural Food Safety Services Zone to Clarify Food Safety Rumors on the Internet

Mei-Chen Lo, Min-Hsien Yang
Source: Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taiwan It is true that Eating more hormone ripening pineapple could cause sickness, using potions could hasten the ripening of bananas? Tomatoes contain then fatal Solanum nigrum alkaloid, really?  A lot of friends forward these...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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The Joint Inspection on Rice Products Activated by Agriculture and Food Agency and Ministry of Health and Welfare

I Han, Min-Hsien Yang
Min-Hsien Yang, Professor, Feng Chia University, Taiwan I Han, Assistant Professor, Feng Chia University, Taiwan   Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA) will conduct joint inspections on rice products in Taiwan twice a year in coordination with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA),...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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Food Safety Policy Review

Dinh Thi Bao Linh, Tran Cong Thang
Dr. Tran Cong Thang and Dinh Thi Bao Linh[1]   Key words: food safety, polices, Vietnam. INTRODUCTION In addition to food security, food safety has been a major concern for the Government of Vietnam in recent years because food safety and quality is necessary not only for the community...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Food security and safety
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The JAS Mark Food Labeling System

Yoshihisa Godo
Yoshihisa Godo Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan   Introduction The Japanese government has various food labeling systems. One of the most popular is the JAS Mark system. This system was launched in 1950 when the Act on Standardization and Proper Quality Labeling of...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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