Meldungen aus Europa – Page 2998
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Mouse poison found in Italian lettuce
Authorities in Germany have alerted the public to the suspected contamination of a single consignment of Italian Romaine lettuce, after reportedly discovering blue rat poison pellets in a shipment to sold via Frankfurt in the country's Rhine-Main area.
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O'Malley calls for debate on Potato Council
Nationwide Produce’s managing director Tim O’Malley has called for a debate over the future direction of the Potato Council, arguing there needs to be much more of a focus on R&D.
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Former minister apologises to produce industry
Former farming minister Jim Paice kicked off last week's FPJ East Anglia conference by apologising for the “chaos” around the RPA’s auditing of producer organisations during his time at DEFRA.
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Paterson expected to oppose neonicotinoids ban
Environment secretary Owen Paterson will vote against a suspension of three pesticides linked to the harming of bees, FPJ understands.
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Spanish growers 'pose threat' to sperm whales
A sperm whale washed up on Spain's south coast is thought to have died after swallowing 17kg of plastic waste associated with tomato and vegetable production.
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Marketing gong for organic drive
The Organic Naturally Different marketing campaign has won the Best Advertising Led Campaign category at the Marketing Agencies Association’s awards.
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Growers analyse European berry output
Representatives from the French, Spanish and Italian strawberry sectors met in Italy last week to share information on the new season.
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New smoothie makes two-portion claim
A new smoothie launched last month is taking high-end retailers and the mothers market by storm.
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NFU board outlines path to a healthier industry
The NFU has pledged to fight for a “fairer balance of risk and reward and create a science and regulatory framework with horticulture at its core”.
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UK berry market nears €1bn mark
The UK berry sector will make up for slower than expected growth over the past year as it resumes its recent impressive rise towards the billion-pound mark in terms of sales this coming season.
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Jersey Royals arrive three weeks early
The earliest ever supply of Jersey Royal potatoes reached the UK mainland on 1 March going into selected Marks & Spencer stores.
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Asda scores with Canary Islands innovation
Asda is set to become the first UK multiple retailer to sell bananas sourced directly from the Canary Islands.
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Stourgarden extends Rosanna range
Stourgarden has launched a new Rosanna pink onion pack to extend the range and raise funds for charity.
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Tesco revamps top-fruit supply
Tesco has moved a step closer to procuring all of the apples and pears it sells in the UK direct from source, after making plans to further increase the volume of top fruit it buys from growers via its fresh produce direct procurement arm Group Food Sourcing (GFS), according to Eurofruit.
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Waitrose reveals strong annual results
Waitrose has announced like-for-like sales growth of 3.4 per cent in its annual results.
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Tesco pulls Thai exotics event
UK retail giant Tesco has pulled its annual Thai exotics drive this year due to quality and availability constraints.
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Agromark sale helps Produce World back to profit
Produce World has announced a return to profit after completing a process of operational improvement and quitting unprofitable business.
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Availability of key orchard tree product at risk
Top-fruit growers have been warned they face an imminent crisis over the availability of creosote for use on wooden stakes.
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Promotions boost citrus
The citrus category is enjoying strong value growth on the back of price rises, with retailers also shuffling their promotional strategies over the past 12 months
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Clouds gather over SA citrus
South Africa’s citrus growers are gathering this month to estimate their 2013 crop, with the concern that the costs of production and shipping may shoot them out of the water this year. Fred Meintjes reports