食品趋势 来自美洲

Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq is standing firm Tuesday on taking a voluntary approach with the food industry on trans fat, even though newly released documents show her department was ready to impose regulations in 2009. Documents obtained by the Cen...

A year after pledging to develop a front-of-pack label that would give its customers an easier way to identify healthier food, Walmart, the largest food retailer in the United States, unveiled the “Great For You” icon at an event today in Washington, D...

Researchers hope to find potato varieties that form less acrylamide, a naturally occurring chemical compound, when cooked.

Chris Voigt updated growers about long-range planning in the potato industry, research programs and government regulations during the annual Washington-Oregon Potato Conference.

Forget what you thought you knew about supermarkets. How Americans buy food is changing, says Phil Lempert, the self-styled “Supermarket Guru”.

Purple potatoes that contain high levels of antioxidants could help to lower blood pressure in people with obesity, according to new research.

Bayer CropScience announced at the National Potato Expo (NPE) in Orlando, Fla., the launch of Good Growing Link, a Web-based tracking tool powered by food safety and traceability technology leader FoodLogiQ, Inc.

Wendy's Co. said Monday that a key measure of earnings dropped 30 percent in the fourth quarter, as charges for selling Arby's offset the effects of a jump in revenue.

Potato growers from across the country will descend upon the nation's capital as part of the National Potato Council’s (NPC) annual Potato D.C. Fly-In.

Dick and Jeremie Pavelski of Heartland Farms were presented with the prestigious 2011 Environmental Stewardship Award at the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2012 Annual Meeting, held January 6-7, 2012, in Orlando, Fla.

The North American potato industry continues to battle a misperception about the nutritional value of potatoes, according to the CEO of McCain Foods USA.

Oregon Potato Company failed to report an anhydrous ammonia release at their facility in Warden, Washington and will pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a $66,235 penalty.

Potatoes can be presented in kid-friendly ways and are nutritious to boot. Montana nutritionist and author Dayle Hayes showed a variety of potato dishes being served in U.S. schools to growers Wednesday at the Washington-Oregon Potato Conference.Kids l...

La papa es el cuarto cultivo alimenticio más importante en el mundo, con una producción anual de 300 millones de toneladas. En Argentina se producen 2 a 2,5 millones, las que se comercializan principalmente en el mercado interno. Las infecciones viral...

Innovación para el Desarrollo: La Experiencia Papa Andina, es un libro que recoge 25 artículos que tratan, a partir de la experiencia de Papa Andina y sus socios, diversos aspectos de una estrategia que los centros del CGIAR y sus socios nacionales est...

Fall potato production in the United States and Canada is estimated at 481 million hundredweight, up 4 percent from 2010. United States fall potato production increased 6 percent to 389 million cwt while Canadian production was 5 percent lower at 91.9 million cwt.

Northwest potato growers meeting in the Tri-Cities this week at the Washington State Potato Conference will continue to see their produce on school lunch menus.

El Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas IIB de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, en colaboración con INTA Balcarce, estudia cómo aumentar los polifenoles saludables en la papa, a fin de prevenir enfermedades complejas como cáncer o diabetes.