Hong Kong’s Consumer Council said Monday it had found at least one contaminant in more than 90 percent of the cooking oil samples it tested. Out of the 50 cooking … Read more
The United States retail sales increased by 1 percent in June amid price increases. The record surpassed the 0.8 percent expectation and recovered from last month’s 0.1 percent drop. This … Read more
A United States federal court dropped Tuesday the child slavery lawsuit filed against Hershey Co, Nestlé SA, Cargill Inc., and other food companies. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich said the … Read more
Bottling company Coca-Cola HBC AG started to deplete its stocks in Russia. Coca-Cola HBC said it would “no longer produce or sell Coca-Cola or other brands of The Coca-Cola Company … Read more
A Pakistani minister appealed to the people to drink lesser tea to help save on imports. “I appeal to the nation to reduce tea intake by one or two cups … Read more
The maker of the popular condiment Sriracha informed its customers that sales of its famous spicy sauce would be suspended throughout the summer owing to a scarcity of chili peppers. … Read more
Automotive giant Tesla received complaints from more than 750 customers in the United States over faulty brakes on its car models. In a letter addressed to Tesla, the National Highway … Read more
Turkey’s inflation for the month of May rose by 73.5%, the highest in 23 years, with the prices of food and energy having been raised significantly. The Turkish Statistical Institute … Read more
Bhutan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs said the country is experiencing grain shortage and increased fuel import costs because of the Ukraine war. Economic Affairs Minister Loknath Sharma said that the … Read more
The government of the Czech Republic said it has has stored 13 million daily food rations that would only last 1.3 days in case of an emergency. Pavel Švagr, chairman … Read more