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[OPINION] The urgent need for food safety education in schools
Failure to adhere to food safety regulations has led to an increase in reported food poisoning cases in Malaysia.
Wed Jun 19 2024
MOH issued 1,639 hygiene and food safety related notices at Ramadan bazaars
The violations include failure to undergo food handler training, absence of typhoid vaccination and non-adherence to food handler attire.
Tue Apr 09 2024
An offence to use aquariums for selling drinks - Health DG
Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said aquariums are made specifically for rearing fish and are not suitable for keeping food and drinks.
Fri Jul 21 2023
Over 100 food products on shelves found to have expired - S'gor Health Dept
Sha'ari Ngadiman said the food products worth RM6,872.68 have been ordered to be removed from the sales display shelves for confiscation.
Fri Jan 20 2023
Salmonella: Health Ministry orders recall of Jif peanut butter products
A check conducted by MOH on the Food Safety Information System of Malaysia data found that the product had been imported into this country.
Mon May 30 2022
MOH ordered to step up enforcement at Ramadan bazaars - Khairy
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.
Fri Apr 15 2022
Two Penang food processing factories ordered shut
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.
Tue Dec 28 2021
Food poisoning incidents in Malaysia still under control - Khairy
According to the ministry's data, Khairy said, 288 food poisoning episodes were reported in 2020 and another 123 this year until September.
Wed Nov 24 2021
Two dirty food processing premises ordered closed for two weeks
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'.
Thu Nov 11 2021
Additive used in sweets and cakes not safe - EU watchdog
A widely-used additive known as the artificial colouring E171 on food labels, should "no longer be considered safe" for consumption.
Sat May 08 2021
50yo fishball factory ordered shut after centipedes, roaches, flies found
Mohd Wazir said the factory was raided twice last year and given a verbal warning for the same violations.
Tue Feb 09 2021
Cafe, croissant, worms? EU agency says worms safe to eat
The vaunted Mediterranean diet and French gastronomy are getting some competition: The European Union's food safety agency says worms are safe to eat.
Thu Jan 14 2021
Edible insects move closer to European plates
Europe hopes to see authorities give permission for yellow mealworms to be marketed to the public by the middle of this year.
Thu Jan 14 2021
MOH detects 21 food products containing scheduled poison
The Health Ministry has identified 21 food products, comprising 16 brands, which were detected to contain scheduled poisons prohibited from being added to food.
Thu Nov 05 2020
Agricultural industrialisation as key to food safety, security & sovereignty
This is to further boost and augment agricultural industrialisation to attain the goals of food safety, security and sovereignty.
Wed Oct 21 2020