How prepared is food and drink for disease outbreaks?

Germany’s first foot and mouth disease outbreak in almost 40 years – and the EU’s first in more than a decade – sent shockwaves through the global meat and dairy sectors, resulting in import bans in at least 10 countries. Rapid reactive measures, such as restrictions on movement, testing, vaccination and pre-emptive culling, have helped … Read more

NFA rice rolls out next week

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is expected to roll out rice from the National Food Authority (NFA) by next week. On Feb. 4, the country was placed under a food security emergency as measures set in place to pull down rice prices have failed. With the declaration of a food security emergency, … Read more