Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4665
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Salad industry E.coli pointer
A study by the university of Aberdeen has revealed that slugs could be a factor in the spread of E. coli in salad vegetables.Researchers believe that the slug could be a vehicle for spreading the deadly bacterial strain.
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ArticlePMA hits back at produce claims
The Produce Marketing Association in the US has challenged reports on produce safety in a leading consumer magazine.
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ArticleSpanish citrus con row
A handful of desperate growers in the Valencia region of Spain have been picking and marketing immature Ortanique easy-peelers.
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ArticleArgentinean soft-fruit exports up
Figures released by the Argentinean food and health authority Senasa show increasing fortunes for the fruit industry and soft-fruit in particular.
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ArticleJazz moves for Worldwide Fruit
Worldwide Fruit has stepped up its UK production of Jazz following the success of the branded apple with consumers.
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ArticleMushroom sector squares up to challenges
Exotics and pre-packs are the bright spots in the mushroom industry, but Poland and rising energy costs are causing some concern. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticleBuilding a Cornish empire
With modern-day logistics allowing vegetables to be procured from across the world to obtain a seamless annual supply, British agriculture is often ignored in favour of cheap imports from foreign shores. But what if a British grower could produce superior local crops that matched the price of imports, all year round? Emma Twyning finds out how Cornish brassica business Southern England Farms is changing the supply rules and why it has become so successful.
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ArticleColombia’s flower power
Carnations were the foundation for the Colombian flower business as it began its rise to global prominence in the mid-1960s. While roses often steal the show, Colombia is the world’s largest exporter of carnations and one of the biggest exporters to the UK is Aposentos Flowers. Tommy Leighton visited Britania Farm, one of the company’s four farms in close proximity in the Bogotá Savannah.
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A new cycle in the fresh arena
Browsing through press cuttings over the last week, both in trade and national media, I have once again been struck by the
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Let’s leave it to the Italians then
It is not that much of a surprise that the FPC’s attempts to get Eat in Colour off the ground have already hit a rocky
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Fresh thinking for organics
An HDRA one-day seminar discussing the latest developments in the world of organic vegetables will take place in Warwickshire next month.
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ArticleWalker claims Iceland glory
Iceland’s sales are up 16 per cent on last year thanks to the return of its founder, Malcolm Walker, according to Walker himself.
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ArticleDry-rot vigilance urged
Potato bosses are warning the industry to be vigilant to avoid the spread of disease.
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M&S expands Simply Food
Marks & Spencer is targeting the convenience sector, with plans to put Simply Food stores in up to 300 BP service stations across the country.
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ArticleLCL and Grindrod join forces
Global logistics companies LCL and Grindrod are joining forces to operate a perishable logistics sea and land-based network out of Southern Africa.
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ArticleApple import licence move prompts fears
A European Commission committee has agreed to implement import licences for all apples from third countries into the EU from February 1 for a two-year period.
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Entries up for catering competition
Organisers of the Wessex Salon Culinaire have received a huge number of entries for this year’s event at the Bournemouth Hotel & Catering Exhibition.
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Beacon's bean mix
Brecon-based fresh and exotic food supplier Beacon Foods has been exciting its customers with a new range of bean mixes.
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Hargreaves clinches new berry deals
Hargreaves Plants has signed two valuable contracts with plant breeders in the US.