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August 06, 2009
Ammoniaklek bij Farm Frites Lommel gedicht
Een ammoniaklek bij het aardappelverwerkend bedrijf Farm Frites op het industrieterrein Maatheide in Lommel is afgelopen nacht gedicht. Dat liet de brandweer van Lommel weten. Het duurde enkele uren, omdat de locatie volgens de brandweer bijna niet te ...
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August 02, 2009
Belgisch aardappelareaal stijgt 16%
Recent maakte het NIS (Nationaal Instituut voor de Statistiek) de voorlopige areaalcijfers bekend voor 2009. Het NIS baseert zijn gegevens voor deze landbouwtelling op 60% van de bedrijven. Uit deze cijfers blijkt dat het totale areaal aardappelen dit ...
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July 31, 2009
Opbrengst aardappelen in Belgie op 30 ton/ha
De gemiddelde opbrengst van Bintje consumptieaardappelen bedroeg vorige week in België 30 ton per hectare. Dat is meer dan het tienjaarlijks gemiddelde. Het Belgische Proefcentrum voor de Aardappelteelt (PCA) heeft vorige week de eerste proefrooiinge...
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Mintal for news
July 28, 2009
Top 10 claims on new product introductions in Europe
Between January 2008 and June 2009, Mintel (Global New Products Database) tracked a total of 88,364 new food and beverage product launches throughout Europe. The most frequent claims made on these are (in descending order):
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July 23, 2009
Scherpe daling prijs vroege aardappelen
Er is praktisch geen vraag naar vroege aardappelen.Als gevolg daarvan is de Belgische PCA-notering voor vroege aardappelen in twee weken bijna gehalveerd. Ook de veilingprijzen van Sint Annaland in Zeeland liggen een stuk lager dan vorig jaar om deze t...
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Perfectly Presented Snack Products with New Ishida Strip Pack Applicator
July 21, 2009
Perfectly Presented Snack Products with New Ishida Strip Pack Applicator
Ishida Europe has launched a new Flexible Strip Pack Applicator (F-SPA) which produces ready-to display strips of bagged products, providing an attractive hanging display for retailers.Ideal for snacks and confectionery but also perfectly applicable ...
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June 30, 2009
Eenderde geimporteerde palmolie EU duurzaam
De hoeveelheid duurzame palmolie die EU-landen importeert, is gegroeid tot meer dan eenderde van het totaal aan palmolie. Dat meldt de Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). De organisatie spreekt van een mijlpaal, te danken aan producenten in Zuid...
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Certis range has use on potato crops reinstated
June 19, 2009
Certis range has use on potato crops reinstated
The range of Certis metaldehyde slug pellets, Trigger, Certis Metaldehyde and Certis Red have had their use on potato crops reinstated. Uniquely, the approval permits a harvest interval of just seven days. The news follows the revocation of all metalde...
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Safety Amflora GMO potato reconfirmed by EFSA
June 11, 2009
Safety Amflora GMO potato reconfirmed by EFSA
German chemical maker BASF (BASF.DE) said on Thursday its genetically modified potato, Amflora, designed to yield industrial starch, has again been described as safe for humans in a recommendation by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). "T...
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Europatat for news
June 10, 2009
Europatat new president Kees van Arendonk wants to strengthen the European voice of the potato trade sector
At its yearly congress in Angers (France), the new elected Europatat president Kees van Arendonk (Netherlands) has presented the proposal of the Europatat 2010 working group to invest in a stronger secretariat in order to strengthen the voice of the Eu...
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June 04, 2009
Vlaamse aardappeltelers planten ruim 10% meer aardappelen
Op basis van de beschikbare gegevens via de verzamelaanvragen en de eenmalige perceelsregistratie heeft Vlaams minister van Landbouw Kris Peeters de eerste resultaten bekendgemaakt van de land- en tuinbouwteelten die dit jaar ingezaaid of geplant werde...
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May 27, 2009
EU deregulates packaging
Supermarket customers will soon have a wider range of choices in the size and amount of pre-packaged foods they buy, after the European Commission passed legislation deregulating food packaging earlier this month. The legislation - ostensibly to provid...
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May 13, 2009
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May 05, 2009
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February 19, 2009
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February 18, 2009
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