Accept no trade-offs with food safety

WHEN it comes to food, any alert over its safety is bound to set alarm bells ringing. And we are not talking about unhappy customers posting on social media that they found a cockroach in the food served at a restaurant.

The import alert raised by the United States’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the alleged presence of banned anti­biotics in Malaysian-farmed prawns and shrimp is surely cause for concern, as it is big business.