Europe Agri articles from September 2005

Europe Agri archives from September 2005

NUTRITION: EUROPEAN CONSUMERS HEAVILY RELY ON MARKETING CLAIMS, SAYS NEW SURVEY.
September 2, 2005... European consumers' heavy reliance on the often misleading claims featured on food labels is "a problem that needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency", European consumer organisation BEUC said on September 1. The organisation published a...

FOOD AND DRINK INDUSTRY: CIAA STATISTICS REVEAL UNEVEN TRADE PERFORMANCE.
September 2, 2005... Exports of food and drink products from the EU-25 reached euro 45 billion in 2004. The United States and Japan remain the most important customers for the EU, but high growth in demand was recorded for ASEAN (South-East Asian) and CIS (former...

COMMISSION AND WWF LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE NATURA 2000.(World Wildlife Fund)(Flying over Natura 2000)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2005... A campaign to promote awareness of the EUs Natura 2000 network of protected areas was launched on September 1 by the European Commission and the World Wildlife Fund. The project, "Flying over Natura 2000", follows by satellite the migration of...

FEED SAFETY ALLIANCE LAUNCHED.(Brief Article)
September 2, 2005... The International Feed Safety Alliance (IFSA) was officially launched on September 1, to coincide with the publication of the IFSA Feed Ingredients Standard (IFIS) and the IFSA Rules of Certification. The new organisation's aim is to contribute...

CALENDAR OF EVENTS.(Conferences and conventions)(Calendar)
September 2, 2005... September 5 Emmeloord, The Netherlands - "Potato 2005". http://www.europoint-bv.com/events/?potato2005/9 3-7 Bonn, Germany - "Agricultural Engineering Contributions to Solve Future Agricultural Problems": a workshop to be staged in the...

FARM COUNCIL:COUNCIL ADOPTS RURAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATION.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2005... The EU's euro 88.75 billion Rural Development Regulation was officially adopted by the EU's Farm Ministers at their September 19 Farm Council meeting. The Portuguese delegation abstained from voting. The Regulation, on which the ministers...

NEW PUBLICATION.( European Fresh Produce Association's report focuses on trends in demand for fresh fruit and vegetables )(Brief Article)
September 22, 2005... "Freshfel Consumption Monitor 2005" The third edition of the European Fresh Produce Association's report on trends in demand for fresh fruit and vegetables in the EU has just been published. Compiled in the context of the EU Platform on...

CALENDAR OF EVENTS.(Calendar)
September 22, 2005... September 26-30 Rome, Italy - Interdrought-II. The objective of INTERDROUGHT-II is to serve as a platform for presenting and debating key issues and strategies relevant for increasing the yield and stability of crops under drought...