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Flemish minister president unveils collective sustainability quality label: Responsibly Fresh
February 08, 2012
Flemish minister president unveils collective sustainability quality label: Responsibly Fresh
Sustainability is hot – a subject that is topical today and bound to remain so in the future. The Belgian fresh fruit and vegetable sector has accordingly charted a future-oriented sustainability plan.
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Major challenges remain in acrylamide reduction
August 29, 2011
Major challenges remain in acrylamide reduction
Reducing acrylamide content of foods while safeguarding other quality and taste aspects, still remains a challenge for industry, according to a new review of the science supporting reduction techniques entitled "Acrylamide formation in fried potat...
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Consumptie van vet vermindert negatieve emoties, zelfs als de inname onbewust gebeurt
July 31, 2011
Consumptie van vet vermindert negatieve emoties, zelfs als de inname onbewust gebeurt
Onderzoekers van de K.U.Leuven, de University of Manchester en de Queen Mary University of London hebben aangetoond dat er een wetenschappelijke basis bestaat voor de fenomenen 'emo-eten' en 'comfort food'. Proefpersonen die zonder het te weten een vet...
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FAVV: Recall Spaanse Nicola aardappelen LIDL
July 07, 2011
FAVV: Recall Spaanse Nicola aardappelen LIDL
Het Belgische Voedselagentschap (FAVV) beveelt het uit de markt nemen en van bij de consument terugroepen van Spaanse aardappelen NICOLA verkocht door LIDL. Deze aardappelen bevatten een te hoog gehalte aan fosthiazate dat gebruikt wordt om aardappela...
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EFSA sets up European task force to help investigate French E.coli outbreak
June 26, 2011
EFSA sets up European task force to help investigate French E.coli outbreak
Scientists from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) are setting up a task force to coordinate investigations to track down the source of any contaminated sprouted seeds in the European Union
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McDonald's for news
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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EFSA publishes report on acrylamide in food
April 25, 2011
EFSA publishes report on acrylamide in food
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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 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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Breeders Trust commences legal proceedings against Belgian government
April 08, 2011
Breeders Trust commences legal proceedings against Belgian government
Breeders Trust, an organisation looking after the interest of potato breeders, is taking the Belgian Federaal Agentschap voor de Veiligheid van de Voedselketen (FAVV;Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain) to court.
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Time to put fresh fruit and vegetable prices in perspective
April 07, 2011
Time to put fresh fruit and vegetable prices in perspective
Although consumers are spending a limited amount of their total and food expenditure on fresh fruit and vegetables, price is among the top purchase criteria. However, market observations show that fruit and vegetables are not expensive or becoming more...
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March 22 is World Water Day: Eat potatoes!
March 22, 2011
March 22 is World Water Day: Eat potatoes!
March 22 is 'world water day’ and a diversity of organisations are making use of this day to check the water use in the production of a wide variety of food stuffs.
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December 05, 2010
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Chris Verschueren sets world record french fries cooking
Belgian Chris Verschueren, a 53-year-old French fries maker, from the Belgian village of Kastel, has spent 83 consecutive hours frying chips (french Fries) and serving 15,000 portions of the dish - setting the new world record for the Longest french fries cooking marathon.
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