Nieuws uit Europa

De afgelopen week is in de regio Zanddal bij Emmen de eerste Phytophthora gevonden. Gezien het aantastingsbeeld lijkt het erop dat deze niet is ontstaan uit oösporen. Ook vandaag (maandag 14 juni) is Phytopthora gevonden in de omgeving Steenbergen.   D...

DSM Food Specialties has won the 2010 Frost &Sullivan award for Product Differentiation Excellence with its unique solution for acrylamide mitigation – PreventASe. An enzyme preparation, PreventASe is recognized the best-in-class to mitigate the fo...

Fredericks Dairies, the UK’s largest independent ice cream manufacturer, has produced a Fish and Chips flavored ice cream to celebrate National Ice Cream Week.According to research by the company, vanilla is still the UK’s No.1 favourite flavour with 9...

Het areaal pootgoed in Nederland stijgt komend jaar met 2,5 procent tot bijna 37.500 hectare.Keuringsdienst NAK presenteerde gisteren de Nederlandse areaalcijfers voor aardappelpootgoed in 2010. In totaal melden pootgoedtelers voor de veldkeuring dit j...

De Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie (NAO) stopt definitief met de notering voor industrieaardappelen binnen Hafpal, het gebied tussen Hamburg, Frankfurt, Parijs en Lehavre.De notering buiten Hafpal blijft bestaan.Een werkgroep van de NAO geeft dit adv...

A survey in the United Kingdom has shown that sales of couch potato snacks have risen as hard-up families choose thrifty TV evenings rather than a night out. Purchases of nibbles have increased by more than 20 per cent in two years. Chocolate saw the b...

Industry analyst Plimsoll has identified 31 small companies in the UK Potatoes industry that are in financial difficulty as the lingering effects of the credit crunch continue to bite hardest at the lower end of the market. According to market analysts...

Three American chains—Taco Bell, Chipotle, and Ruby Tuesday—are targeting growth in Britain's dynamic but competitive restaurant business.They are huge in the US, but few British diners have heard of Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) or Ruby Tuesday (RT). B...

Defra has given scientists at The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) the go ahead to conduct a three-year trial on genetically modified (GM) potatoes.   Scientists at TSL - part of the John Innes Centre - are testing potatoes that have been genetically modifie...

Country of origin labelling (COOL) should be not be mandatory for snacks and other foods, as the financial burdens would outweigh any benefits, claims a leading Spanish politician.Spanish MEP Pilar Ayuso was speaking at a European Snacks Association (E...

The European Snacks Association (ESA) is concerned that the recent calls for mandatory country of origin labelling fail to acknowledge the complex supply chains involved in the production of processed foods such as savoury snacks.Any move to enforce ma...

Avebe mag een deel van dochterbedrijf Meelunie verkopen aan Hoogwegt. De Nederlandse Mededingings Autoriteit (NMa) heeft geen bezwaar tegen de verkoop.   Zetmeelconcern Avebe blijft voor 40 procent eigenaar van Meelunie en verkoopt de overige aandelen ...

Ruim 300.000 mensen hebben in totaal bijna 700.000 nieuwe chipssmaken voor Lay's ingediend.De aanvragen zijn het resultaat van een eerdere reclamecampagne, "Maak de Smaak", waarbij Lay's om nieuwe smaken vroeg.Een jury gaat zich nu buigen ove...

De genetische bouwstenen voor aardappels met duurzame resistentie tegen phytophthora zijn inmiddels voorradig, zegt plantenveredelaar Evert Jacobsen.

Stocks of genetic material for potatoes with sustainable resistance against phytophthora are now available, says plant breeder Evert Jacobsen. He is, however, not allowed to conduct any field trials with these recently acquired resistant genes.Six diss...

Irish Scientists have warned potato farmers to be on alert for a new aggressive strain of potato blight called “Pink 6”.Stephen Kildea of Teagasc, the agriculture and food development authority, said the new strain could not be properly controlled by s...

The Potato Council has launched its aphid monitoring campaign for this season to provide growers with the latest information on the activity of crop-damaging pests.A network of 100 yellow water traps set up to monitor aphid movements across different p...

Adding the hydrocolloid HPMC to a batter can reduce the uptake of oil during frying and enhance the ‘crunch’ on eating the crispy crust, says new data from Europe. Scientists from TI Food and Nutrition, Spain’s CSIC, and TNO Quality of Life examined th...