Clearer calorie calculations: Japan updates nutrition labelling rules to reflect carbohydrate quality in processed foods Japan has updated its nutrition labelling rules to both reflect the quality as well as the quantity of carbohydrates present in processed foods, and also better reflect the calculation of calories being consumed per serving.
The updates were made by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) via amendments to the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan (Standard Tables), now in its eighth revision, which is used by local processed food firms for product nutrition labelling.
Since April 2020, it has been compulsory under Japan’s new labelling system to label processed food products.
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‘New Southern’ rewards: South Korea’s focus on ASEAN and India pays off with skyrocketing food export numbers By Pearly Neo South Korea’s ‘New Southern’ policy focusing on tightening relations with South East Asia and India appears to have paid off in skyrocketing food and agricultural export numbers, some of the highest in recent years, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
The New Southern policy was first announced in 2017, and was the country’s first diplomatic policy focusing on South East Asia and India – all other previous Asia initiatives were either broader all-Asia ones or focused on North East Asia.
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China’s dairy focus: New national three-year strategy highlights R&D and regulatory control to boost safety and reputation By Pearly Neo The Chinese government has announced a new three-year strategy to further develop the local dairy industry, with emphasis on strengthening R&D as well as tighter governance to quell remaining food safety concerns and boost the sector’s reputation.
The strategy, dubbed the ‘Dairy Product Quality and Safety Enhancement Action Plan’, was announced by China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and is the latest in the country’s many attempts to motivate local consumers to increase dairy consumption including the formulation of formal consumption guidelines for this last year.
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NIPPN: Diversifying, globalizing and rebranding to serve fast-changing food and nutrition markets
25-Jan-2021 Last updated on
The world has changed beyond recognition since Nippon Flour Mills was founded in 1896. Nippon, Japan s first private mechanical flour milling company, entered a world of localized markets filled with many people whose main health concern was simply getting enough food. Today, the company faces a very different operating environment and is adapting accordingly, diversifying and globalizing its business. To reflect those changes, the company has adopted a new name: NIPPN CORPORATION.
Culturing innovation: Creativity in flavours and formats key driver for APAC yoghurt market By Pearly Neo The yoghurt industry in the Asia Pacific region has highlighted continuous innovation, particularly in terms of flavours and formats, as the key driver to remaining relevant in the eyes of local consumers - despite the sector being one of the oldest in the world.
In this edition of the FNA Deep Dive, we take a closer look at these, and find out just what sorts of innovations regional yoghurt firms are concentrating on to respond to consumer trends and maintain relevance.
In APAC, the value of the yoghurt market value is expected to hit US$9bn by 2023 with a CAGR of 3.48%, particularly driven by consumer demands for healthier food products.