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Sardine quota raised to ease processing shortages

Sardine quota raised to ease processing shortages

1 Jul 2026

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SA introduces new FMD framework to protect trade and livestock

29 Jun 2026

The ARB has instructed Unilever to amend the claim appearing on the front of its Sunlight Platinum packaging stating “100% plant-based active” (Image source @ Mzansi Pulse

Sunlight Platinum to amend ambiguous greenwashing packaging

24 Jun 2026

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Weight-loss drug crackdown will have ripple effect on SA’s longevity market

24 Jun 2026

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Brands playing with fire: The 'logik' behind the SCA's decision on passing-off

Ryan Tucker 19 Jun 2026

Want to decode food labels? Chilled launches free scanner to help shoppers

Want to decode food labels? Chilled launches free scanner to help shoppers

8 Jun 2026

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Therapy or nutrition? Navigating patent protection of functional foods

Thandanani Cwele 5 May 2026

Illicit alcohol is growing fast, showing the cracks in market regulation

Illicit alcohol is growing fast, showing the cracks in market regulation

Dr Shamal Ramasar 16 Apr 2026

BM Foods face R1m fine after Listeria detected in Deli Hummus range

BM Foods face R1m fine after Listeria detected in Deli Hummus range

15 Apr 2026

Supplied images: McIlhenny Tabasco sauce (L) and Stoli's new “Halapeño Pepper” vodka bottle (R)

Trade dress dispute hots up as Tabasco takes Stoli to court over vodka bottle design

Nishaat Slamdien 14 Apr 2026

Beer bottles pass through a conveyor belt along a production line at the East African Breweries' microbrewery as the company released its half-year results in Ruaraka, Nairobi, Kenya, 26 January 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Kenya court dismisses bid to stop Diageo's $2.3bn sale of East African Breweries

Duncan Miriri 9 Apr 2026

Drink Federation of SA sounds alarm on illicit alcohol trade this Easter

Drink Federation of SA sounds alarm on illicit alcohol trade this Easter

2 Apr 2026

SAPS seize counterfeit goods worth over R160m

SAPS seize counterfeit goods worth over R160m

30 Mar 2026

More must be done to tackle illicit tobacco trade in SA

More must be done to tackle illicit tobacco trade in SA

27 Mar 2026

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