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Malaysia has formally joined the Asia-Pacific Food Regulatory Authority Summit to enhance food safety governance through digital transformation, addressing an 85 percent surge in food imports over the past decade.
Hundreds of Indonesian students have fallen ill from suspected food poisoning linked to President Prabowo Subianto's Free Meals Programme, undermining efforts by new leadership to restore public confidence through sweeping reforms and stricter safety protocols.
Vietnam's rapid durian export growth has exposed serious vulnerabilities in its growing area code system, with authorities launching investigations into bribery and fraudulent certification practices that threaten the industry's global reputation.
A trader in Setiu has been fined RM700 by the magistrate's court for selling sushi contaminated with dangerous bacteria at a Ramadan bazaar. The case underscores ongoing food safety challenges at temporary market stalls.
Cyclospora parasites pose unique detection challenges for food safety investigators across North America, with their lengthy incubation period and resistance to conventional laboratory testing hampering efforts to trace contaminated produce and prevent further illness.
A Seoul Michelin-starred restaurant owner faces up to one year in prison after prosecutors charged him with repeatedly serving black ants—an unapproved insect species—as a garnish on palate-cleansing sorbets, generating over 81,000 USD in sales.
Penang authorities have temporarily closed a supermarket at Gurney Drive shopping mall following hygiene violations discovered during a routine inspection, part of ongoing efforts to enforce food safety standards across the state.
Kelantan authorities plan heightened inspections of food establishments after viral social media allegations questioned halal compliance at several premises operated by non-Muslims.