In the first ever edition of Sustainability Snippets, we see how sustainability is affecting multiple F&B sectors from edible insects to seafood and even packaging, showcasing the rising impact this is having on shaping the overall food industry as a whole.
Palm oil challenges in the West: EU ambassador insists sustainability is non-negotiable for consumers Consumers in the EU are ‘demanding sustainability’ when it comes to palm oil and related food products, according to an EU ambassador, fanning the flames of ongoing strife with palm oil producing countries in the ASEAN region.
The European Union (EU) and palm oil producing countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia have been at loggerheads for some years now over continuing opposition by the EU to palm oil, citing claims of unsustainability which have been vehemently protested by the producers.
More recently, this debate has been centred around the EU’s controversial Farm-to-Fork (F2F) strategy, which combines both regulatory and non-regulatory initiatives in an attempt to improve its overall food chain, but which many have said also unfairly targets produce and food products manufactured outside of the EU.
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‘More than Food’: EU Ambassador highlights Singapore’s open dairy market and diversification goals as key trade drivers
By Pearly Neo The Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Singapore has highlighted favourable trade factors such as an open dairy market and a proactive food supply diversification strategy as key drivers for trade growth between the two nations.
In a conversation with
FoodNavigator-Asia after a recent EU webinar on key exports, EU Ambassador to Singapore Barbara Plinkert told us that the EU considers Singapore to be a key market in Asia in its latest ‘More than Food’ campaign which aims to promote EU agri-food products worldwide.
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‘More than Food’: EU Ambassador highlights Singapore’s open dairy market and diversification goals as key trade drivers
By Pearly Neo The Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Singapore has highlighted favourable trade factors such as an open dairy market and a proactive food supply diversification strategy as key drivers for trade growth between the two nations.
In a conversation with
FoodNavigator-Asia after a recent EU webinar on key exports, EU Ambassador to Singapore Barbara Plinkert told us that the EU considers Singapore to be a key market in Asia in its latest ‘More than Food’ campaign which aims to promote EU agri-food products worldwide.
SINGAPORE - The free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and Singapore, which came into force in November 2019, has served as an anchor for both economies amid the Covid-19 pandemic and protectionist sentiment worldwide, President Halimah Yacob said on Friday (March 5).
She pointed out that both sides had given a strong signal by undertaking some very substantive commitments in tariff elimination, on rules of origin and on market access with the landmark deal, the first between the EU and an Asean member state. It also signals a strong commitment to upholding free, fair global trade, as well as serves as a pathfinder for an EU-Asean agreement in the future, she said.