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september 15, 2025
SNAC International Brings Together Broad Food Industry for 2025 Legal and Regulatory Forum
SNAC International, the leading trade association for the snack industry, is proud to announce it will host the 2025 Industry Legal & Regulatory Forum on November 11–12, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
juli 20, 2025
Class Action Lawsuit Claims Cape Cod Chips Falsely Marketed as Preservative-Free Despite Citric Acid
A proposed class action lawsuit claims that The Campbell’s Company has misled consumers by marketing Cape Cod potato chips as free from preservatives, given that the snacks contain the common food additive citric acid.
november 22, 2024
Alleged 'potato cartel' accused of conspiring to raise price of frozen French fries, tater tots across the United States
Four major potato processing companies, McCain Foods, Cavendish Farms, Lamb Weston, and J.R. Simplot, are accused of price-fixing in a class-action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court.
maart 29, 2023
Oregon Senate Recognizes Potato as Official State Vegetable in 'Spudtacular' Display
On Wednesday last week, the Oregon Senate adopted a resolution declaring an official state vegetable and yes, you guessed it, it is the Potato!
oktober 31, 2022
Cavendish Farms Lethbridge tax fight: what 'Machinery and Equipment' is part of a French Fry Line
The Alberta Court of Appeal has overturned an assessment of what constitutes "machinery and equipment" in frozen food production facility for tax purposes for an 'unreasonable chain of analysis'.
juli 05, 2022
Colombia: Los papicultores esperan mucho del nuevo gobierno
Los papicultores esperan muchas cosas del nuevo Gobierno pues en campaña, el entonces candidato Petro dijo que se dejaba de lado la política extractivista por una política agraria, por eso la expectativa en este sector es bastante grande y esperan en los próximos meses se empiecen a ver esos cambios para el campo.
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mei 25, 2022
Mexican producers protest against potato imports from the United States
The National Confederation of Potato Producers of the Mexican Republic (Conpapa) ruled against the importation of fresh potatoes from the United States, due to its 'high risk of containing quarantine pests'.
januari 26, 2022
Venezuela: Productores de papa solicitan reunión urgente con Maduro para rescatar cultivo
Autorización para importar semillas certificadas; garantías para el abastecimiento de diésel, gasolina; luchar contra el contrabando de Colombia y además, solicitar una reunión con Nicolás Maduro.
januari 12, 2022
Secretario de Agricultura de Puerto Rico asegura no hay Escasez de Papa
El secretario aseguró que, ahora mismo, hay varias cadenas principales de supermercados con especiales de papa, por lo que no hay razón alguna para pensar que está escaseando ese producto en Puerto Rico.
november 02, 2021
As temperatures rise, US Department of Labor prepares legislation to protect workers, outdoors and indoors, from heat hazards
The United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is publishing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings
september 14, 2021
Colombia: Cultivos de papa y cebolla tienen luz verde para ser sembrados en 26 de los páramos
Tras estudiar detenidamente el caso, la Corte Constitucional de Colombia dio luz verde a que campesinos puedan seguir cultivando cultivos de papa, cebolla y pastoreo en los 36 páramos delimitados por el Ministerio de Agricultura.
augustus 02, 2021
Potato processers find efficient emissions control solution in Dürr Megtec’s advanced wet electrostatic precipitator
Potato processors are finding the advanced design of Dürr Megtec’s recently released Part.X PW Wet ElectroStatic Precipitator (WESP) to be an efficient and low maintenance solution to control particulate matter from frying exhaust. Sponsored Content 
juli 12, 2021
US pushes Mexico for approval of GM crops, access to potato market
The United States pressured Mexico on Wednesday to allow genetically modified crops into the country and to open up access to U.S.-grown potatoes. Trade talks were held Wednesday in Mexico City.
mei 04, 2021
México: Corte revoca sentencia que impedía importación de papa fresca de EU
Por unanimidad, ministros de la Primera Sala de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN), revocaron los amparos que un juez de distrito otorgó a productores de Sinaloa, con los cuales frenó la importación de papa fresca proveniente de EEUU.
april 29, 2021
US Potato Industry Celebrates Mexico’s Supreme Court Decision Overturning Decades-long Ban on Fresh US Potato Imports
Groups encourage Mexico regulators to immediately begin the rulemaking process to allow for the importation of fresh U.S. potatoes throughout the country.
april 29, 2021
USDA Extends Deregulation of Simplot Potato Varieties Developed Using Genetic Engineering
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is extending deregulation to J.R. Simplot Company’s (Simplot) potato variety developed using genetic engineering, designated as Snowden Z6 (Z6 potato).
april 20, 2021
Colombia: Campesinos afirman que la crisis de la papa se ha agravado
Ante la crisis que atravesaron los papicultores en el año 2020, resultado de la importación y sobreoferta de papa, y por la dura crisis que se ha enfrentado tras el covid-19, actualmente dicen que la situación es peor de difícil.
maart 16, 2021
Venezuela: Productores de papa presentarán propuestas ante la Asamblea Nacional
El presidente de la Federación Nacional de Productores de Papas y Hortalizas (Fenaphort) solicitó a las autoridades que se abran las exportaciones de papas y hortalizas hacia los mercados del Caribe.