food safety

Failure to adhere to food safety regulations has led to an increase in reported food poisoning cases in Malaysia.

The violations include failure to undergo food handler training, absence of typhoid vaccination and non-adherence to food handler attire.

Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said aquariums are made specifically for rearing fish and are not suitable for keeping food and drinks.

Sha'ari Ngadiman said the food products worth RM6,872.68 have been ordered to be removed from the sales display shelves for confiscation.

A check conducted by MOH on the Food Safety Information System of Malaysia data found that the product had been imported into this country.

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.

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.

According to the ministry's data, Khairy said, 288 food poisoning episodes were reported in 2020 and another 123 this year until September.

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'.

A widely-used additive known as the artificial colouring E171 on food labels, should "no longer be considered safe" for consumption.

Mohd Wazir said the factory was raided twice last year and given a verbal warning for the same violations.

The vaunted Mediterranean diet and French gastronomy are getting some competition: The European Union's food safety agency says worms are safe to eat.

Europe hopes to see authorities give permission for yellow mealworms to be marketed to the public by the middle of this year.

The Health Ministry has identified 21 food products, comprising 16 brands, which were detected to contain scheduled poisons prohibited from being added to food.

This is to further boost and augment agricultural industrialisation to attain the goals of food safety, security and sovereignty.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.