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May 29, 2011
Anti-GM potato protest leaves 18 injured in Belgium
Environmental activists stormed a field of genetically modified potatoes in Belgium Sunday, breaking through a security cordon in a raid that left police and protesters injured, authorities and organisers said.
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BEST genomineerd voor Vlaamse exportprijs "Leeuw van de Export"
May 29, 2011
BEST genomineerd voor Vlaamse exportprijs "Leeuw van de Export"
Een jury van prominenten uit de economische wereld heeft bekend gemaakt welke 6 Vlaamse bedrijven kans maken op de prestigieuze exportprijs Leeuw van de Export.
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May 29, 2011
Belgapom notering stijgt verder
De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling.
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Pootgoedfirma's azen op kwekersrechten Belgische boeren
May 26, 2011
Pootgoedfirma's azen op kwekersrechten Belgische boeren
De voorbije vier jaar betaalden Belgische aardappeltelers geen kwekersrechten op meer dan 11.000 ton pootgoed.
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Breeders Trust demands breeders’ licence fees for 11.000 tonnes of Belgian seed potatoes
May 25, 2011
Breeders Trust demands breeders’ licence fees for 11.000 tonnes of Belgian seed potatoes
Breeders Trust has written to more than 130 Belgian arable farmers on the basis of crop data obtained by way of a court order against the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC).
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May 20, 2011
Científicos belgas evalúan una patata transgénica resistente al tizón tardío
La Universidad UGent en Bélgica, se dispone a realizar pruebas de campo con papas genéticamente modificadas (GM) resistentes al tizón tardío causado por el hongo Phytophthora infestans. Estas papas son parte de un desarrollo tecnológico que consiste e...
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May 18, 2011
"De aardappelvraag is groot voor deze periode van het jaar" aldus Jurgen Duthoo, Bart's Potato Company
Het is druk op de aardappelmarkt, zegt Jurgen Duthoo van Bart's Potato Company.
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May 16, 2011
McDonald’s Replaces Cashiers with Touch-Screens
McDonald’s is trying to make fast food even faster. The Financial Times reports that the worlds’ largest fast food chain plans to replace many of the cashiers at its 7,000 European restaurants with touch screen terminals.
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May 03, 2011
Belgische aardappelen winnen terrein
Het aardappelverbruik blijft stabiel in België, dat meldt het marktonderzoekbureau GfK Panelservices Benelux, dat het thuisverbruik van aardappelen volgt bij 4.000 Belgische gezinnen in opdracht van VLAM.
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April 26, 2011
PinguinLutosa provides financial update of First Quarter 2011
For the 3 months to 31 March 2011, PinguinLutosa recorded consolidated sales of 118.6 million euro, which represents an increase of 4.48%.
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EFSA publishes report on acrylamide in food
April 25, 2011
EFSA publishes report on acrylamide in food
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Belgische boeren aangeklaagd wegens kwekersrechten
April 20, 2011
Breeders Trust gets tough, impounds records of Belgian Government
On Monday morning 18 April, Breeders Trust N.V. impounded part of the administrative records of the Belgian ’Federaal Agentschap voor de veiligheid van de voedselketen’ (FAVV Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain).
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April 20, 2011
Breeders Trust legt beslag op administratie Federale Overheid België 
Breeders Trust N.V. heeft op maandagochtend 18 april beslag laten leggen op een deel van de administratie van het Belgische ’Federaal Agentschap voor de veiligheid van de voedselketen’ (FAVV).
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EFSA publica un informe sobre el seguimiento de los niveles de acrilamida y la evaluación de su exposición
April 20, 2011
EFSA publica un informe sobre el seguimiento de los niveles de acrilamida y la evaluación de su exposición
La Autoridad Europea de Seguridad Alimentaria (EFSA) ha publicado un informe sobre niveles de acrilamida en alimentos. Este informe incluye una evaluación de la exposición donde se estima por un lado el consumo de acrilamida por los distintos grupos de...
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April 17, 2011
En Bruselas hay un atasco de 66 productos transgénicos esperando autorización;la papa está incluida
En Bruselas hay un atasco de 66 productos transgénicos esperando autorización, 21 de ellos para cultivo y 45 para importar de los países que monopolizan el mercado mundial. En este atolladero burocrático de los transgénicos hay de todo: patata, girasol...
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Belgische boeren aangeklaagd wegens kwekersrechten
April 16, 2011
Belgische boeren aangeklaagd wegens kwekersrechten
Een groep Europese aardappelkwekers sleept vijf Belgische landbouwers voor de rechter omdat die geen kwekersrechten betalen.
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Bintje - a Dutch potato variety bred over a century ago (1904) - is still very popular in the Netherlands and Belgium, especially for the production of French Fries, but its sensitivity to potato diseases is a major concern.
April 15, 2011
Aardappeloogst 2011 Vlaanderen: 5% stijging areaal, minder Bintje (PCA enquete)
Begin april lieten 125 PCA-leden weten welk aardappelareaal en welke rassen ze telen in 2011. Dezelfde telers gaven ook in 2010 hun areaal en rassenpakket door. Met deze gegevens kan een schatting gemaakt worden van het aardappelareaal 2011 en kan een...
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April 15, 2011
Belgie: De prijs van friet blijft stijgen
Sinds 1976 is de prijs van een pakje friet (in de frituur) in Belgie met meer dan 300% gestegen. In september 2010 waarschuwde het OIVO de consumenten al dat de stijging van de aardappelprijs waarschijnlijk zou leiden tot een stijging van de prijs van...
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