Fully residential religious schools in Perak not allowed to use plastic bottles, packaging
The world faces a significant threat from the negative environmental impact of uncontrolled single-use plastic, said Sultan Nazrin Shah.
Fri Feb 23 2024
Britain finding a soft spot for homemade Brie and Camembert
Everything is done by hand, from the handling of the milk delivered by a neighbouring farm to the packaging in a round wooden box.
Wed Apr 12 2023
Plastic containers can contaminate food with PFAS within a week
PFAS, commonly referred to as "forever chemicals," are present in some clothing, cosmetics and food packaging.
Wed Mar 29 2023
Toblerone maker to remove famous Matterhorn image from packaging
Toblerone said the packaging would be updated to reflect the company's decision to move some production outside of Switzerland.
Mon Mar 06 2023
Accelerating reuse models to achieve a world free of plastic waste
Only 14 pct of plastic packaging is collected for recycling; reliance on recycling alone will not solve the waste problem.
Sun Feb 05 2023
'Home compostable' plastic packaging is largely greenwashing, study says
In the fight against plastic pollution, more and more brands are promising "biodegradable" and "home compostable" packaging.
Sun Nov 13 2022
Reusable food service ware is a promising solution for reducing waste
French fry cones and reusable glassware will have to become the norm.
Sun Nov 06 2022
University student fined RM25,000 for possessing fake cat packaging
Tang Yao Yih was fined in default six months jail for possessing 9,130 pieces of fake cat food packaging.
Wed Sep 21 2022
Melaka firm to face legal action for packing less than 1 kg of cooking oil
A cooking oil packaging company in Melaka will face legal action after being caught red-handed for packing less than the required amount of cooking oil into the 1kg polybags.
Fri Jul 15 2022
Licence of manufacturers involved in subsidised cooking oil smuggling will be revoked, suspended
Strict action including suspending or revoking operating licences will be imposed on subsidised cooking oil packaging manufacturers found to be smuggling the supplies to neighbouring countries.
Wed Jul 13 2022
Two premises selling cooking oil online raided - KPDNHEP
Both venues were used as storage and packaging of groceries, and also selling cooking oil online via well-known e-commerce platforms.
Mon Jul 04 2022
Subsidised cooking oil supply to stabilise soon - KPDNHEP
The shortage in the supply of subsidised cooking oil packets is expected to stabilise soon after the packaging and distribution work is completed by the supplier companies.
Sat Jul 02 2022
MOH studying proposal not to allow tobacco product display
Khairy said the proposal was for tobacco product packaging not to display the brands and to have plain packaging instead.
Thu May 19 2022
Traders using nails to secure food packaging can be fined, jailed - Health DG
Food traders who use nails, staples or other similarly dangerous materials to secure food packaging can be charged in court, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Tue Jan 04 2022
EXPLAINER: How will New Zealand's lifetime ban on cigarette sales work?
New Zealand is already one of 17 countries where plain cigarette packaging is compulsory.
Thu Dec 09 2021