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十月 04, 2012
Popcorn Indiana recall expanded to Canada
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume Popcorn Indiana brand popcorn products described below because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The following Popcorn Indiana brand popcorn ...From the archive

十月 04, 2012
Mexican Farmers want to block the import of potatoes from the US
Since the a country's plant health is not negotiable, potato farmers will avoid at all costs importing potatoes from the US. The Ministries of Economy in both countries engaged in an agreement to carry this out, without consulting health authorities or...From the archive

十月 04, 2012
JBT FoodTech marks 50 years of experience in Commercial Refrigeration
With 50 years of experience and more than A 50% market share in global freezing and frozen food products, JBT FoodTech has the ability and knowledge to exactly meet customer requirements with the modular design of its Frigoscandia GYRoCOMPACT® chiller ...From the archive

十月 04, 2012
United States celebrates National Pierogies Day on October 8
Each October 8th, pierogy fans everywhere take a moment to honor the rich history and flavorful traditions of one of the country's most treasured and tasty comfort foods. This year's National Pierogy Day celebration is doubly delicious, because Mrs. T'...From the archive

十月 03, 2012
El uso de aceites esenciales como antigerminantes en almacenamiento de papa puede ser una buena alternativa a los tratamientos químicos
Uno de los momentos críticos para la calidad final de la patata se produce durante su almacenamiento, ya que existe riesgo de brotación y pudrición por agentes patógenos como bacterias y hongos. Para evitarlo, David Gómez Castillo, ingeniero agrónomo, ...From the archive
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十月 03, 2012
Empresa norteamericana de snacks comprará producción de papas en región norteña de Ecuador
La empresa norteamericana Pepsico, Frito-Lay, dedicada a la comercialización de patatas fritas y snacks, abarcará el cultivo de papa de variedad capiro. Esta empresa fijó su atención en la provincia del norte del Ecuador debido a su gran producción, as...From the archive

十月 03, 2012
US Potato Exports Projected to Benefit from World Supply Situation
For the recently completed marketing year, the volume of US potato and potato product exports grew 10 percent to the fresh weight equivalent of 65,271,616 hundredweight. This is equal to 16 percent of total US potato sales for the year. For the past 10...From the archive

十月 03, 2012
Greenvale AP picks up another award for their cascade potato washing system
Greenvale AP, the UK’s leading supplier of fresh potatoes, has once again proved it is blazing a trail in reducing water consumption in the fresh produce world, scooping a UK Water Efficiency Award 2012 in the Business and Industry category.From the archive

十月 03, 2012
Snack Manufacturers Snyder's-Lance and Inventure Foods enter Distribution Agreement
Snyder's-Lance, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: LNCE) and Inventure Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: SNAK), today announced completion of a strategic distribution agreement that will expand the Snyder's-Lance IBO route distribution system in Arizona and offer increased access...From the archive

十月 02, 2012
Wet weather causing problems for Prince Edward Island Potato Farmers
Potato growers on Prince Edward Island are concerned that some of their crops might be lost because of the wet weather. Willem van Nieuwenhuyzen's potato field at Vanco Farms is completely saturated with water after recent rains, a much different scen...From the archive

十月 02, 2012
Greenvale acquire Rowe Farming Ltd
Produce Investments plc (PI), owners of Greenvale AP Ltd, one of the UK’s largest fresh potato companies, has acquired 100% of the share capital of Rowe Farming Ltd, a specialist new and salad potato and daffodil growing business based in Cornwall.From the archive

十月 02, 2012
Potato harvest in the United Kingdom still 3 weeks behind
The Potato Council Grower Panel Lifting Survey estimates that 39,000ha (32% of the total crop and just under 7,000ha greater than last week's estimate) was cleared to Friday 28 September, with the GB harvest running approximately three weeks behind las...From the archive

十月 02, 2012
Sobeys to build world’s largest potato display on October 3rd in Charlottetown, PEI
The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is excited to announce that Sobeys is constructing a record-setting display featuring 90,000 pounds of PEI potatoes on Wednesday, October 3rd at their retail location on University Av., Charlottetown.This will set ...From the archive

十月 01, 2012
Reducing acrylamide levels in french fries
The process for preparing frozen, par-fried potato strips — distributed to some food outlets for making french fries — can influence the formation of acrylamide in the fries that people eat, a new study has found. Published in ACS’ Journal of Agricult...From the archive



