food safety Archives

7 September 2026

Animal health

Public Health Starts With Nutritious Food: Health Minister

Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said public health starts with safe, nutritious food, calling local agricultural production the “first line of defence” against disease. He said a healthy society begins with the quality of nutrition on the people’s plates.

7 August 2026

Animal health

Malaysia Can Lead Region In Cutting Farm Antibiotic Use: Expert

A livestock expert says Malaysia can lead Southeast Asia in reducing farm antibiotic use by strengthening feed hygiene, biosecurity, and Salmonella control. Malaysia’s strong regulatory framework and imported antibiotic supply chain provide an advantage.

22 June 2026

Letter

Caught Between Ayam Gepuk And Weight Loss Injections: A Public Health Warning For Malaysia’s Youth — Nor Zehan Ahmad, Dr Noor Hanita Zaini & Dr Noor Hasliza Che Seman

The generation caught between ayam gepuk and weight-loss injections should not be blamed. It is a generation growing up in a complex health environment. The real issue is not that young people enjoy food, but that insecurity has become a market.

5 June 2026

Animal health

Track Emerging Salmonella Strains In Poultry Amid AMR Threat: Expert

Emerging drug-resistant Salmonella serovars in poultry are raising food safety concerns, as experts say Malaysia needs stronger surveillance, early detection, biosecurity, and more careful antimicrobial use.

22 May 2026

Letter

Why Microwaves Aren’t The Villains We Think They Are — Tan Lih Sy & Mohammad Irwan Hakeem

Scientific evidence continues to show that when used correctly, microwaves are safe and can even help preserve nutrients better than some conventional cooking methods.

25 February 2026

World

Foodborne Disease Costs Singapore $80m Annually: Study

A new study has found that foodborne disease (FBD) costs Singapore SG$80m annually in economic burden (direct and indirect costs). Non-typhoidal Salmonella contributed the highest cost from known pathogens at SG$8m. Unspecified gastroenteritis cost SG$65m.

6 February 2026

Animal health

US Embassy Hiring Agricultural Marketing Specialist Ahead Of Anticipated Imports

The US embassy in Malaysia is hiring an agricultural marketing specialist, ahead of an anticipated increase in agricultural and food imports from the US under the ART trade pact. The specialist will represent the US Department of Agriculture in Malaysia.

5 February 2026

Animal health

US Eyes Premium Halal-Certified Beef Exports To Malaysia Under ART

The US targets expanding agricultural exports to Malaysia, especially halal-certified beef, besides dairy and inputs like soybeans and animal feed after Malaysia's recognition of the US food safety system under ART. US says its beef can compete on quality.

23 January 2026

Animal health

DVS: No Uncontrolled Public Health Risk From AMR In Farms

DVS rebuts a media report claiming a superbug risk in farms, clarifying that its AMR surveillance findings do not indicate compromised food safety nor uncontrolled public health risk. DVS says AMR can't be attributed solely to farm-level antimicrobial use.

22 January 2026

Animal health

KPKM Delegation Visiting US Agricultural Authorities Toward Implementing ART, Says Malaysian Embassy

The Malaysian embassy in Washington DC says a KPKM delegation, led by its sec-gen, is currently visiting US agricultural authorities to "further the domestic processes toward the implementation" of the Malaysia-US reciprocal trade deal.

Tag: food safety

Public Health Starts With Nutritious Food: Health Minister

Malaysia Can Lead Region In Cutting Farm Antibiotic Use: Expert

Caught Between Ayam Gepuk And Weight Loss Injections: A Public Health Warning For Malaysia’s Youth — Nor Zehan Ahmad, Dr Noor Hanita Zaini & Dr Noor Hasliza Che Seman

Track Emerging Salmonella Strains In Poultry Amid AMR Threat: Expert

Why Microwaves Aren’t The Villains We Think They Are — Tan Lih Sy & Mohammad Irwan Hakeem

Foodborne Disease Costs Singapore $80m Annually: Study

US Embassy Hiring Agricultural Marketing Specialist Ahead Of Anticipated Imports

US Eyes Premium Halal-Certified Beef Exports To Malaysia Under ART

DVS: No Uncontrolled Public Health Risk From AMR In Farms

KPKM Delegation Visiting US Agricultural Authorities Toward Implementing ART, Says Malaysian Embassy

HSAJB Probes Doctor’s Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Anaesthesiologist

Malaysian Medical Negligence Damages Still Too Low: Lawyer

Universiti Malaya’s Nirmala Appointed To WHO Science Council

Why Malaysia’s Health Care Financing Model Is Mathematically Unsustainable

I Hope Medicine Is Kind To You — Dr Loshi Rajen