The Australian Greens political party is calling for a national television marketing ban on “junk” foods nationally and restrictions on Internet and SMS and email promotions

This year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit closed November 13 on a high note for the food and beverage industry, consumers and all those who support public-private partnerships as the most effective way to meet social challenges

FIA’s partner organisation, the World Federation of Advertisers, will offer a webinar 24 November 2011 on the outcomes of the UN Summit on NCDs, held this past September in New York.

China’s State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has set up a new Expert Committee for Healthcare, Food and Cosmetics Safety “to provide technical consultation and suggestions for policymakers.”

The Institute of Medicine has released its Phase II recommendations on front-of-pack (FOP) labelling in the US, recommending a point system that would award more points to foods considered healthful.

SINGAPORE – FIA’s new website is online, providing members with a host of useful new features that will make the organisation faster, more efficient, more collaborative, and better able to meet its key objectives.

On September 19, the United Nations hosted a High-level Meeting on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), an important landmark in the ongoing effort to address complex, multi-factorial issues such as obesity.