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november 12, 2012
Massive presence of Grimme Agricultural Machinery at the Interpom | Primeurs 2012
Vanderstichelen Grimme highlight a range of their agricultural machinery at the Interpom | Primeurs. And if the 2010 Interpom | Primeurs is any indication, their potato harvesters and planters will again make a 'massive' impression.
november 09, 2012
Interpom | Primeurs 2012 sold out
The 16th edition of INTERPOM PRIMEURS will be held from Sunday 25 to Tuesday 27 November 2012 in Kortrijk Xpo (Belgium). With the new record number of 255 exhibitors and the entire filling of the exhibition complex at Kortrijk Xpo, INTERPOM PRIMEURS ...
november 08, 2012
Belgapom potato price now over TEN times the price last year
The Belgapom price for potatoes for processing (Bintje) established weekly in Belgium last friday hit its highest level of this year. The price was over ten times the price last year. "The Belgapom quotation is the most frequently used price obs...
oktober 24, 2012
Acrylamide intake linked to low birth weight
Intake of foods high in acrylamide during pregnancy is associated with lower birth weight and smaller head circumference. This was revealed in an international study of the diet of 1,100 pregnant women and newborns from Denmark, England, Greece, Norway...
oktober 23, 2012
Acrylamide levels in food largely unchanged states EFSA’s latest report
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its annual update report on acrylamide levels in food in 25 European countries. Acrylamide is a chemical contaminant produced during food processing. The report covers the monitoring period 2007-2...
oktober 10, 2012
European Potato Processors Association (EUPPA) elects new board
The European Potato Processors Association (EUPPA) general assembly has approved yesterday new statutes and elected a new board at its meeting in Brussels earlier this week. The EUPPA member companies actively process potatoes in Austria, Belgium, Fra...
oktober 08, 2012
European Food Safety Authority publishes initial review on GM maize and herbicide study
The European Food Safety Authority has concluded that a recent paper raising concerns about the potential toxicity of genetically modified (GM) maize NK603 and of a herbicide containing glyphosate is of insufficient scientific quality to be considered ...
september 20, 2012
Potato Yield in North-west Europe down 14.5%, estimates NEPG
The North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) estimate the potato yield in the participating countries (Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom) will be 22.99 million tonnes. This is down 14.5% compared to last season.
september 18, 2012
La salud europea está en riesgo por las grasas trans de la comida procesada
La salud del corazón de millones de europeos aún se encuentra en riesgo debido al alto contenido de ácidos grasos trans de algunos alimentos rápidos y procesados. Aunque los niveles globales han disminuido, pocos países tienen una limitación legal en l...