USDA, FDA: Food and food packaging highly unlikely to spread COVID-19
Food and food packaging are highly unlikely to spread COVID-19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a reminder last week.
februari 22, 2021
Pringles introduces Wendy's Baconator Flavour in Canada
Ready to feed your curiosity? Behold the one-bite Baconator®! The NEW limited-time edition Pringles* Wendy's® Baconator Flavour Chips layer all the tastes of the famous Wendy's Baconator into a totally munchable, mind-blowing snack.
februari 22, 2021
Bedford Industries Launches Plant-Based Bag Closure
Bedford Industries introduces CloseIt® Bio-Clip, its new plant-based bag closure containing 100% USDA certified biobased content that is commercially compostable.
februari 22, 2021
AHDB: We are making potatoes trendy again!
Our new marketing campaign 'The new packed lunch' has already proven to be successful by catching a spot in the top ten UK Twitter trending topics on 9 February 2021.
februari 22, 2021
Organic farming area in the EU up 46 percent since 2012
The total organic area in the European Union (EU) was 13.8 million hectares in 2019, corresponding to 8.5% of the total utilized agricultural area. This represents an increase of 46% between 2012 and 2019.
februari 22, 2021
México: Inicia cosecha de papa en el Valle del Yaqui
Se generalizan los cortes de hortalizas en el Valle del Yaqui al iniciar la cosecha de papa. Renán Cruz Valenzuela indicó que las expectativas son favorables, aunque apenas está iniciando la cosecha del tubérculo.
februari 22, 2021
España: Productores de patata de A Limia estudian plantar menos cantidad este año
El sector de la patata en Xinzo siempre tuvo que capear contratiempos como el precio, la climatología y las pestes, y a todo ello se sumó en 2020 otro enemigo impredecible como es el COVID.
februari 22, 2021
Late blight resistance genes identified in potato relative Solanum americanum
An international team of researchers has struck an important blow in the ongoing evolutionary arms race with the notorious potato disease late blight (Phytophthora infestans).
februari 22, 2021
Junín, Perú: Movilizan brigadas agrarias para recuperar cultivos afectados por heladas
Gobierno Regional de Junín, Perú, movilizó brigadas agrarias para recuperar los cultivos afectados por una inusual helada que se registró en el distrito de Pucará, provincia de Huancayo.
februari 21, 2021
UK Potato Storage Specialist Crop Systems Limited sees growing business
UK Potato Storage Specialist Crop Systems Limited is responding to major growth in its business with further investment at its factory and new appointments, including Tony Barnes as Sales Manager.
februari 21, 2021
Intralox ThermoDrive belting Reduces Cleaning Labor and Cleaning Time for Snack Producer Calbee
This case study by Intralox at US subsidiary of snack manufacturer Calbee shows how a proper choice of belt type can reduce both cleaning labor and cleaning time.
februari 19, 2021
NPC Encourages Mexico's Supreme Court to Affirm Draft Ruling Overturning Ban on US Fresh Potato Imports
On February 17, 2021, the Mexican Supreme Court released a draft ruling that would overturn a 2017 lower court decision preventing the Mexican federal government from implementing regulations to allow the import of fresh US potatoes throughout the country.