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[OPINION] The urgent need for food safety education in schools

[OPINION] The urgent need for food safety education in schools

Failure to adhere to food safety regulations has led to an increase in reported food poisoning cases in Malaysia.
Wed Jun 19 2024
MOH issued 1,639 hygiene and food safety related notices at Ramadan bazaars

MOH issued 1,639 hygiene and food safety related notices at Ramadan bazaars

The violations include failure to undergo food handler training, absence of typhoid vaccination and non-adherence to food handler attire.
Tue Apr 09 2024
An offence to use aquariums for selling drinks - Health DG

An offence to use aquariums for selling drinks - Health DG

Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said aquariums are made specifically for rearing fish and are not suitable for keeping food and drinks.
Fri Jul 21 2023
Over 100 food products on shelves found to have expired - S'gor Health Dept

Over 100 food products on shelves found to have expired - S'gor Health Dept

Sha'ari Ngadiman said the food products worth RM6,872.68 have been ordered to be removed from the sales display shelves for confiscation.
Fri Jan 20 2023
Salmonella: Health Ministry orders recall of Jif peanut butter products

Salmonella: Health Ministry orders recall of Jif peanut butter products

A check conducted by MOH on the Food Safety Information System of Malaysia data found that the product had been imported into this country.
Mon May 30 2022
MOH ordered to step up enforcement at Ramadan bazaars - Khairy

MOH ordered to step up enforcement at Ramadan bazaars - Khairy

The Food Safety and Quality Division of MOH has been instructed to step up its enforcement at Ramadan bazaars, especially at locations that received complaints about food contamination.
Fri Apr 15 2022
Two Penang food processing factories ordered shut

Two Penang food processing factories ordered shut

Two premises - a shrimp paste processing factory and a soy sauce factory - were ordered to close for two weeks due to unhygienic conditions and non-compliance with food safety and quality standards.
Tue Dec 28 2021
Food poisoning incidents in Malaysia still under control - Khairy

Food poisoning incidents in Malaysia still under control - Khairy

According to the ministry's data, Khairy said, 288 food poisoning episodes were reported in 2020 and another 123 this year until September.
Wed Nov 24 2021
Two dirty food processing premises ordered closed for two weeks

Two dirty food processing premises ordered closed for two weeks

Two premises - a soy sauce factory and a bakery - have been ordered to close for two weeks, due to dirty conditions and non-compliance with food safety and quality standards, in the 'Ops Bersih'.
Thu Nov 11 2021
Additive used in sweets and cakes not safe - EU watchdog

Additive used in sweets and cakes not safe - EU watchdog

A widely-used additive known as the artificial colouring E171 on food labels, should "no longer be considered safe" for consumption.
Sat May 08 2021
50yo fishball factory ordered shut after centipedes, roaches, flies found

50yo fishball factory ordered shut after centipedes, roaches, flies found

Mohd Wazir said the factory was raided twice last year and given a verbal warning for the same violations.
Tue Feb 09 2021
Cafe, croissant, worms? EU agency says worms safe to eat

Cafe, croissant, worms? EU agency says worms safe to eat

The vaunted Mediterranean diet and French gastronomy are getting some competition: The European Union's food safety agency says worms are safe to eat.
Thu Jan 14 2021
Edible insects move closer to European plates

Edible insects move closer to European plates

Europe hopes to see authorities give permission for yellow mealworms to be marketed to the public by the middle of this year.
Thu Jan 14 2021
MOH detects 21 food products containing scheduled poison

MOH detects 21 food products containing scheduled poison

The Health Ministry has identified 21 food products, comprising 16 brands, which were detected to contain scheduled poisons prohibited from being added to food.
Thu Nov 05 2020
Agricultural industrialisation as key to food safety, security & sovereignty

Agricultural industrialisation as key to food safety, security & sovereignty

This is to further boost and augment agricultural industrialisation to attain the goals of food safety, security and sovereignty.
Wed Oct 21 2020
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024