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May 19, 2009
Bilateral cooperation between Romania and Canada includes potato research
Romanian Minister of Agriculture Ilie Sarbu has received on Monday the official visit of Canada Senate’s delegation headed by Chairman Noel Kinsella, the main discussed topics being the strengthening of the bilateral cooperation relations between the ...From the archive
May 18, 2009
FSA publishes revised salt reduction targets for 2012
In May 2009 the Agency published revised salt reduction targets for 2012, for 80 categories of foods. These are more challenging than the previous targets for 2010. The earlier voluntary salt reduction targets were published in March 2006 for 85 catego...From the archive
May 13, 2009
EFSA finds lower acrylamide content in Potato chips
Commission Recommendation 2007/331/EC on the monitoring of acrylamide levels in food of 3 May 2007 requires the Member States to perform annually in 2007, 2008 and 2009 the monitoring of acrylamide levels in certain foodstuffs. These data have to be t...From the archive
May 11, 2009
Plásticos biodegradables a partir de papas
Un estudio realizado por la Universidad de Rostock está desarrollando plantas de patata modificadas genéticamente (MG) que puedan ser usadas para la obtención de bioplásticos. De esta forma, las plantas podrían actuar como materias primas renovables, p...From the archive
May 08, 2009
Builders Breakfast winning flavour in Walkers 'do us a flavour' campaign
Walkers, the UK’s No.1 crisps and snacks manufacturer, today announces Builders Breakfast as the winning flavour of its hugely successful ‘Do us a flavour’ campaign. Receiving a massive 232,000 votes, Builders Breakfast will now become a permanent flav...From the archive
May 08, 2009
Increased food intake alone explains the increase in body weight in the United States
New research that uses an innovative approach to study, for the first time, the relative contributions of food and exercise habits to the development of the obesity epidemic has concluded that the rise in obesity in the United States since the 1970s wa...From the archive
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May 07, 2009
Avebe vraagt toelating voor teelt Modena
Avebe heeft een toelating aangevraagd voor de teelt van het genetisch veranderde aardappelras Modena. Het aardappelzetmeelconcern verwacht dat de toelatingsprocedure een aantal jaren zal vergen. Avebe heeft het Modena-dossier ingediend bij het Bureau...From the archive
May 07, 2009
Duurzame Energie voor aardappelverwerker Aviko Rixona
Classens Bio-Energy gaat met een wervelbedvergasser energie uit biomassa leveren aan aardappelverwerker Rixona. Het idee was goed voor een prijs bij de NV Regio innovatietender €ureka! 2008.De wokkels bij uw glas bier en de aardappelpuree die u uit een...From the archive
May 07, 2009
Acrylamide has no link to brain cancer: study
Dietary intakes of acrylamide are not related to increased risks of brain cancer, says a new study from Maastricht University in the Netherlands.Acrylamide intake, at levels commonly consumed in the Dutch diet, had no impact on the risk of brain cancer...From the archive
May 07, 2009
Traffic light-GDA combo best in UK labelling study
Nutrition labelling is a hot topic since a new regulation that would make one standardised system mandatory across the EU is currently being debated. At present many different schemes are used in the EU, and indeed within individual member states, whic...From the archive
May 05, 2009
Kooplust Belgische aardappelverwerkers zorgt voor vaste stemming aardappelmarkt
De vaste stemming in de aardappelmarkt is de laatste week m.n. bepaald door de kooplust van de Belgische aardappelverwerkers. Zo steeg de Belgapomnotering voor 35 mm opw. fritesgeschikt Bintje in korte tijd van € 7,50 naar € 10,00 per 100 kg excl. BTW....From the archive
May 04, 2009
Germany to allow GMO potato trials
Germany's Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner said on Monday she will allow test cultivation of a potato containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Open air trials of the GMO potato Amflora, developed by German chemicals group BASF presented no t...From the archive
May 04, 2009
La Bonnotte: de meest exclusieve aardappel ter wereld
Chefs over de hele wereld kijken elk jaar uit naar 'La Bonnotte', meest exclusieve aardappeltje ter wereld.From the archive
May 01, 2009
Acrylamide in food does not increase lung cancer risk
Consumption of foods containing acrylamide does not increase the risk of lung cancer in men, and in women, it may actually reduce the risk. In a related editorial, Dr. Lorelei A. Mucci and Dr. Hans-Olov Adami, from Harvard School of Public Health, Bo...From the archive
April 27, 2009
Aviko to take financial stake in Eurofrits
Aviko, based in Holland, and Eurofrits from Spain have reached a cooperation agreement resulting in an alliance for the Iberian Peninsula. For this purpose Aviko will take a financial stake in the Eurofrits company. The Alliance will commercialise the...From the archive
April 24, 2009
España contará con una planta de patatas fritas ecológicas
Álava contará desde mañana con la única planta de producción de patatas fritas ecológicas de Euskadi, ubicada en la localidad de Trokoniz y perteneciente a la empresa Zarabiku, según ha informado el Departamento de Agricultura en un comunicado. El con...From the archive
April 21, 2009
Eco-friendly potato variety Vales Sovereign available to caterers
Greenvale AP’s environmentally friendly Vales Sovereign potatoes, which have a lower carbon footprint than traditional varieties, are now available to the catering sector via wholesalers. Vales Sovereigns are ideal for caterers seeking to lower their...From the archive
April 21, 2009
Unilever makes a commitment to reduce salt
Unilever today announced the launch of a global salt reduction strategy for its Foods portfolio, covering over 22 000 products.Unilever has committed to a reduction in salt across its products to target a dietary intake of 6g of salt per day by the end...From the archive