MFDA bans Toblerone sale over plastic contamination

The chocolate was tainted with plastic due to a problem with the chocolate making machine, the MFDA said.

29 January 2024

Egg price spike hits before onion price fix

Some of the largest egg importers had completely run out of eggs on Thursday.

22 December 2023

Maldives bans two Indian curry powder brands over pesticide fears

These are two product lines that are imported and used in large quantities in Maldives.

28 April 2024

Maldives signs pact with Turkey to import staple food

While the president said that he would end dependence on a particular country, Maldives currently imports essential food as well as many medicines from India.

13 January 2024

Artificially ripened mangoes in India again

The Maldives Food and Drug Authority (MFDA) must expand its operations in testing the food imported into the country.

8 June 2024

North Korea's Kim demands more farmland to boost food production

South Korea's rural development agency estimated the North's crop production fell nearly 4% last year from the year before.

3 March 2023

Onion price hike to MVR 400 linked to India's price controls

India is the world's largest exporter of onions.

31 October 2023

Staple food shipment from Turkey delayed due to Red Sea conflict

President Muizzu said that the first shipment of flour from Turkey had been ordered and the first shipment would arrive this month.

27 February 2024