Europol tackles organic food fraud

Europol tackles organic food fraud
For the first time, Europol has embarked on a continent-wide operation to tackle rising instances of food fraud. The services of 16 Europol Member States were mobilised between December 2018 […]
Tue 02/07/2019 by Richard Wilkinson

Spain’s first ever organic trade event hailed a huge success 

Spain’s first ever organic trade event hailed a huge success 
The international launch that Spain had been waiting for – Organic Food Iberia and Eco Living Iberia, Spain’s biggest trade event dedicated to organic food and sustainable products, has been […]
Thu 27/06/2019 by Richard Wilkinson

HaciendasBio sends abroad a 90% of the stone fruits

HaciendasBio sends abroad a 90% of the stone fruits
The total production of this Spanish company is splited among the European Union. 50%  is sent to Germany, 10% remains in Spain and the rest is distributed among other European […]
Wed 26/06/2019 by Richard Wilkinson

Biological control, beyond the point of no return

Biological control, beyond the point of no return
Future trends in biological control − as well as potential opportunities and obstacles, including constraints surrounding the development of novel bio-pesticides − proved a popular session at the recent IUPAC2019 […]
Thu 20/06/2019 by Richard Wilkinson

BelOrta launches new sustainable packaging for red fruit

BelOrta launches new sustainable packaging for red fruit
Since Wednesday BelOrta offers the first cardboard punnets with topseal. This new packaging responds to the trend towards more sustainable packaging and is adorned with an attractive “Happy snacking” design. […]
Mon 03/06/2019 by Richard Wilkinson

Dutch politician visits Nature’s Pride before EU elections

Dutch association, GroentenFruit Huis, organised several working visits to coincide with the  European Parliament elections on Thursday, 23 May. These initiatives included a visit on Thursday 16 May by MEP, […]
Thu 23/05/2019 by Richard Wilkinson

New plan for sustainable packaging in the Netherlands

New plan for sustainable packaging in the Netherlands
GroentenFruit Huis has reviewed the industry sustainability plan for packaging (2013-2018) to prepare an updated more rigorous sustainability plan for the fruit and vegetable sector in the 2019-2022 period. The […]
Mon 13/05/2019 by Richard Wilkinson

ECO-FORUM Syngenta- Zeraim

ECO-FORUM Syngenta- Zeraim
The challenges for pepper and organic production debated in Almería The consistency of the Spanish and European pepper market, its challenges and the prospects for expansion over the coming years […]
Thu 02/05/2019 by Richard Wilkinson

Buying locally not the answer

Buying locally not the answer
The distance food travels is not the only consideration when establishing the carbon footprint of what we eat. A report conducted by the UK Department of Transportation has found that […]
Tue 02/04/2019 by Richard Wilkinson

EU organic area expands 70% in 10 years

The European Commission has published a brief outlining the importance of the organic farming sector. Recent production and market trends show the importance that organics has gained over the last […]
Thu 28/03/2019 by Richard Wilkinson

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