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WHO urges action against obesity as poor nations get fatter Alarmed at expanding waistlines around the world, the UN's health agency has urged countries to get serious about reining in a ballooning obesity crisis.

29 May 2013

Shanghai sees biofuel gold in recycled cooking oil China's commercial hub Shanghai plans to turn recycled cooking oil, some of it seized by authorities, into an environmental asset by converting it into fuel for vehicles.

28 May 2013

Top chefs say Latin America will reach food's zenith The world's top chefs say it's only a matter of time before Latin America, home to Brazil's black bean stew "feijoada," Peru's refreshing raw fish "ceviche" and Mexico's street tacos, cooks its way into gastronomy's elite.

26 May 2013

Presence of rat meat in Kazakhstan airlines' meals impossible: Healthcare Ministry There is no way Chinese rat meat could have gotten into flight meals of Kazakhstan airlines.

04 May 2013

China nabs 900 over rat and other meat scandals: official China has detained 900 people for meat-related crimes including selling rat and fox meat as beef and mutton, the public security ministry said, in another blow to the nation's food safety.

03 May 2013

Instant noodle sales top 100 billion units a year Global sales of instant noodles have topped 100 billion units annually, an industry group said Friday -- more than one monthly serving of the portable meal for every person on the planet.

26 April 2013

US would consider food aid request from N. Korea The United States would consider any new request from North Korea to resume food aid stalled since 2009, provided Pyongyang allowed US staff inside the isolated country to monitor distribution.

23 April 2013

Salt-tolerant rice bred at Philippines institute Scientists have successfully bred a rice variety that is salt-tolerant, which could enable farmers to reclaim coastal areas rendered useless by sea water.

17 April 2013

Australians getting fatter, more anxious: survey Australians are smoking and drinking less than they were five years ago but are fatter and more anxious.

16 April 2013

'World's greatest' chef Adria seeks digital legacy From foie gras noodles and liquid olives to air baguettes and mimetic peanuts, much of what elBulli chef Ferran Adria and his team created in their nearly 2,000 dishes defies transcription.

08 April 2013

Cypriot solidarity concert as financial crisis bites Tens of thousands of people on Monday attended a charity concert in the Cypriot capital Nicosia to raise funds and collect food for people suffering the fallout of a severe financial crisis.

02 April 2013

World Bank links obesity to high food prices Food prices have dropped since peaking six months ago but remain near record levels, pushing the world's poorest people toward "undernutrition" and obesity.

28 March 2013

Mister Donut in Japan serves bleach, sickens five At least five people who were served bleach-laced water at a Mister Donut store in Japan had to be treated by medics.

25 March 2013

Foodmaster-Shymkent fined mere $1,270 for polluting river with caustic soda and sulfuric acid in Kazakhstan Foodmaster was fined a derisive $1,270 in Kazakhstan for discharge of polluting substances and storage of wastes.

20 March 2013

Kazakhstan in talks with McDonald's McDonald’s may enter the Kazakhstan market soon.

18 March 2013

Dead pigs show dark side of China food industry Thousands of dead pigs in a Shanghai river have cast a spotlight on China's poorly regulated farm production, with the country's favourite meat joining a long list of food scares.

16 March 2013

FoodMaster accused of polluting river with silfuric acid Residents of Kok-Saiyek village have accused the local branch of FoodMaster company of polluting the local river with caustic soda and sulfuric acid.

05 March 2013

Europe horsemeat scandal spreads to Asia The fallout from Europe's horsemeat scandal has spread far outside the continent, with an imported lasagne brand pulled from shelves in Hong Kong and a new row over the treatment of horses farmed in the Americas.

21 February 2013

World's biggest food firms embroiled in Europe horsemeat scandal The world's biggest food company, Swiss-based Nestle, and the world's top beef producer, JBS of Brazil, were Tuesday the latest in a long list of firms to be caught up in Europe's spiralling horsemeat scandal.

20 February 2013

Kazakhstan Food Academy denies harmfulness of sodium benzoate in Kazakhstan milk Sodium benzoate is allowed in milk as a substance not effecting human health at low concentration: Kazakhstan Food Academy.

20 February 2013

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