Food hygiene/safety

McDonald’s India outlet gets regulatory warning over rotten tomatoes, reused oil

McDonald's is one of India's most popular restaurant chains, with hundreds of outlets that draw customers with its offerings.

Singapore lab-grown seafood firm Avant Proteins winding up in another blow to novel food sector

Avant Proteins’ exit marks the latest of at least three firms in the lab-grown meat sector that have struggled to scale its operations in Singapore.

Worker who cleaned BreadTalk display shelves with broom dismissed; outlet undergoes deep cleaning

The worker was employed by an external cleaning company engaged by BreadTalk.

Swiss probing infant formula after babies show symptoms of exposure to toxin

The Swiss authorities are investigating whether the symptoms in babies are linked to the consumption of recalled formula.

Danone expands recall of infant formula batches in Europe

French food giant Danone earlier issued recalls in Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Switzerland.

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Danone recalls infant formula in several European countries

Danone's infant formula recall affects Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Switzerland.

Nestle widens infant formula recall after EU requests new toxin analysis

Nestle widened an infant formula recall to include a batch of Guigoz, contradicting analyst expectations that no further withdrawals would be needed from the Swiss group.

Nearly 2,000 students in Indonesia got food poisoning from free meal programme in January 2026

Students prays before eating their food supplied by the Indonesian government's free meal programme at an elementary school in Banda Aceh on October 30, 2025. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)

Malaysian eatery ordered to close after viral clip of worker ‘washing’ unsold food for re-use

The worker’s colleagues then tried to hoodwink him by giving him excuses but eventually admitted to the practice.

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