20-03-2017 11:04
BRASILIA: Brazil tried to reassure the world Sunday that its huge meat industry poses no threat - with President Michel Temer even inviting ambassadors to a steak dinner - despite allegations that corrupt exporters sold tainted products.
24-03-2017 16:53
Viet Nam has officially halted meat imports from 21 Brazilian companies, which are being investigated for allegedly bribing state officials to facilitate the sale and export of sub-standard meat products.
25-03-2017 09:41
HONG KONG: Hong Kong said Friday (Mar 24) it would recall Brazilian meat from 21 processing plants under investigation over a rotten meat scandal.
28-03-2017 16:58
RIO DE JANEIRO: The European Union's health commissioner said on Monday that Brazil will have to "restore trust" in its meat exports after being hit by a scandal over expired meat being passed off as fresh.
08-10-2021 15:55
Vietnam’s population is nearly 100 million people with an average age of 31 and a burgeoning young generation of consumers who are willing to spend. With its great development potential, the Vietnamese consumer retail market has been transforming vigorously, attracting foreign investors.
16-12-2020 08:00
Global animal welfare organisation Four Paws has succeeded in shutting down a cat meat restaurant and associated slaughterhouse in Vietnam for the first time ever on December 15, rescuing 25 animals including five dogs waiting for slaughter.
22-03-2017 11:39
Local authorities in Vietnam have warned about the large import of meat from Brazil following a recent rotten meat scandal in the South American country.
23-09-2016 11:20
CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh zoo keepers have thrown two lions a wedding party that included a heart-shaped meat cake in the hope of drawing much-needed visitors and encouraging the animals to mate.
09-01-2011 16:00
Russia said Saturday it had heightened checks on meat from Germany and other European countries and threatened an import ban after Germany closed thousands of farms over animal feed tainted with dioxin.
12-02-2015 09:56
The biennial Food & Hotel Viet Nam, the country's leading international food and hospitality trade show to be held in April, has attracted big-name meat exporters from around the world wanting to tap this growing market.
06-12-2014 09:23
Market-watch officials and the city police yesterday seized 3,000 packages of frozen buffalo meat that did not have any labelling and expiration dates.
07-05-2014 16:25
Bat (doi) meat is often made into gourmet dishes since it is rare. In Soc Trang, down in the Mekong Delta, bats have become a local identity as they can be found in great numbers. Around the Doi pagoda, the tall ancient trees are a natural habitat of thousands of bats.
22-06-2018 08:00
A South Korean court has outlawed the killing of dogs for meat, in a landmark ruling that animal rights activists said Thursday (Jun 21) could pave the way to making eating canines illegal.
01-11-2017 10:00
Ninh Thuan Province’s mutton and lamb products have been granted protection under geographical indication by the National Office of Intellectual Property, province authorities announced on October 30.
22-03-2017 17:57
LOS ANGELES: A shareholder coalition founded in the U.K. is recruiting investors for a campaign to convince KFC parent Yum Brands Inc and other food companies to protect public health and corporate profits by reducing the use of antibiotics in the meat they serve in the United States and around the world.