Malaysia–India Trade Push: Malaysia’s Plantation and Commodities minister will lead an India mission (Sept 27–Oct 1) to deepen palm oil trade, with exports to India up 40.4% to 2.26M tonnes in the first eight months of 2026, and talks planned across Bengaluru and Mumbai. Food Safety Crackdown: Kenya is stepping up action against illegal, unregistered pesticides smuggled through porous borders, warning of risks to farmers, crops, livestock and food safety. Food Security Alarm: IGAD says 40.3M people across six member states face acute food insecurity in 2026, urging a shift from emergency response to prevention. Regulatory Labeling Move (India): FSSAI proposes nationwide restrictions on “paneer” for dairy analogues, targeting misleading names, labels and marketing. Tech + Retail Payments: Pine Labs partners with Google Cloud to expand agentic commerce for merchants using Gemini, aiming to automate more of customer engagement and checkout. Consumer Safety Recall (UK): World of Sweets recalls Dubai-style chocolates in England and Northern Ireland after Salmonella detection. Smart Appliance Backlash: Samsung customers report AI smart fridge failures after a SmartThings firmware update, with complaints flooding forums.