Pea and bean news archive – Page 26
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ArticleMed diet recommended during pregnancy
Women who eat a Mediterranean diet while pregnant could protect their children against asthma and allergies, according to new research.
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ArticleVolumes down in Rungis
Figures to the end of November 2007 showed tonnages for both fruit and veg down at the Parisian wholesale market.
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ArticleHalf eat fewer than 5 A DAY
A survey into UK nutrition and eating habits released today reveals that over half the nation - 55 per cent - is still only consuming three portions or fewer of fruit and veg a day.
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6,000 calorie Christmas Day
UK revellers will consume an average 3.63 roast potatoes and 2.54 spoonfuls of Brussels sprouts during Christmas dinner, as they tot up more than 6,000 calories in one food-and-drink-fuelled day.
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Veg varieties in decline
Organic charity Garden Organic believes that 98 per cent of vegetable varieties have disappeared over the past century - and says EU regulations are speeding up the decline.
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Produce passion starts before birth
Babies can develop a lifelong taste for fruits and vegetables before they are even born, according to new research published this week.
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ArticleGrand designs
A growing armoury of equipment is available to the root crop sector. Designed to help producers and processors cut their costs and achieve maximum efficiency, the diverse range of products is enough to make the layman’s eyes boggle. Doris Lee Butterworth dons her technological spectacles to find out more.
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Shift works my fascination
I must admit to a certain fascination when it comes to the reasons behind the shifting patterns of horticultural production.
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ArticleWealmoor thanks trade for support
The fresh produce industry has rallied around Wealmoor this week, after four firemen were killed fighting a blaze at the firm’s Atherstone packhouse.
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ArticleTurning the tide
Logistics is a key expenditure for the fresh produce business, and as companies look at ways to reduce costs and do their bit for the environment, seafreight has recovered some of its lost popularity. Doris Lee Butterworth finds out more.
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ArticleKenya fights back against Soil Association
The Kenyan High Commission has immediately countered the Soil Association's "new" stance on airfreight, with a statement of its own - click here to read it.
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Government slams potential airfreight ban
The government has urged the Soil Association not to strip airfreighted fruit and veg of its certification, arguing that exporting communities in developing nations would find such a move “disastrous”.
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Roll up, Roll up - No need to be shy
Recently at Southampton City Council, our trading standards department, of which I am the leader, has been actively involved
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Eats, shoots and peas
Tesco has added organic pea shoots to its range of washed and ready-to-eat bagged salads.
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Retailers change tack as leaves fall from the trees
Autumn is definitely in the air at retail level, with the arrival of seasonal lines such as mulled wine, and the first
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ArticleLocal flavour for Co-op
The Co-operative Food store in Malvern Link in Herefordshire is giving its customers a taste of local produce, with apples grown a few miles away at the Co-operative Farm in Tillington.
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ArticleFrozen in efficiency
The impact of a Food Chain Centre (FCC) value chain analysis project, which looked at how both Anglia Pea Growers (APG) and Birds Eye work to deliver Birds Eye frozen peas, has revealed an action plan to make chain more efficient.
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Insurance warning for growers
A countryside insurance broker has advised that growers’ insurance policies may not cover them sufficiently after increases in agricultural commodity prices.
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Salvesen fined
A Christian Salvesen pea processing factory was fined £17,000 last week after it pleaded guilty to polluting a waterway.
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ArticleOrganic crossroads
A new Soil Association report out this week has found that the organics market grew 22 percent to just over £2 billion last year. But growers have suffered badly during the recent wet weather. Larry Saunders evaluates the current mood of the industry.