A new study conducted by Franklin Associates has confirmed that IFCO reusable plastic containers (RPCs) are the sustainable choice for fresh produce packaging. The updated report, Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Reusable Plastic ...
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The European Commission will extend the safety net measures for dairy, fruit and vegetables sectors into 2016, in order to support farmers most affected by the Russian ban. The measures for fruit and vegetables, including peaches and ...
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The European Commission will extend safety net measures for the dairy, fruit and vegetables sectors till next year to support farmers most affected by the Russian ban. The ban by Russia on agricultural imports including fruit, vegetables, ...
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South African fruit supplier Capespan Group has acquired 25% stake in German fresh produce distributor and ripener Fruchtimport vanWylick. The acquisition is in line with Capespan's strategy, which was outlined by Capespan CEO Johan ...
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The European Commission will offer €28m in financing for milk producers in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, in response to the ban imposed by Russia on certain EU agricultural product imports. Based on individual milk production levels ...
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The European Commission has approved a €28m financing package for milk producers in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The move comes in response to the Russian ban on the import of certain EU agricultural products. Of the total ...
Wegmans Food Markets is voluntarily recalling several in-store baked desserts as they may contain fresh peaches, nectarines, and/or plums, which have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. he recall comes after ...
USDA's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service has erected new barriers to the entry of Chilean blueberries to the United States. Neither fears about last year's Cyclosporiasis parasite in fresh produce nor Hepatitis A in berry blends ...
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Supermarkets in the UK could start using a new machine that marks fruit with laser “tattoos”, meaning sticky labels may soon become a thing of the past, according laser labelling technology specialist Laser Food The Spanish ...
The Ontario Tender Fruit Producers Marketing Board has created a new website, which provides Quick Response (QR) codes that producers can request for download for use on their own packaging and marketing materials. By scanning the ...
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Farmers in California's agricultural heartland say record-high gas and diesel prices are putting pressure on their bottom lines, but economists say it's unlikely that will translate into significantly higher food prices across the U.S. ...
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