Food groups take stand on CAP priorities
Fairness in the food supply chain must be addressed alongside other priorities related to the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), according to farmers’ union representatives.
Archives for July 29, 2012
EU sugar quota supports ‘quasi monopoly’
The EU sugar industry benefits from a “quasi monopoly” situation as a result of the current EU sugar quota system, according to the European Starch Industry Association, Association de Amidonniers et Feculiers (AAF).
Dairy Crest praised for ‘Churchillian’ milk price cut delay
Dairy Crest has been praised for its “Churchillian” decision to defer its planned raw milk price reduction while it continues talks with protesting farmers.
PureCircle: stevia 3.0 intensifies war on obesity
PureCircle’s next generation of stevia extracts, nicknamed stevia 3.0, will help the company step up its assault on the global obesity problem, according to Jason Hecker, vice president for global marketing and innovation.
Making Norway's deadliest food - Nofima breaks ground on facility
A processing plant designed to purposely produce food contaminated with potentially deadly pathogens is under construction in Norway.