French politicians have dropped the proposed palm oil tax, leading some politicians to say the country is being blackmailed by producer countries. "We are legislating with a knife at our throats," said one.
The palm oil labelling bill in Australia is entering its next phase, with the House of Representatives set to vote on whether it becomes law – and the current government saying it intends to oppose it.
Tetra Pak has said it will seek immediate talks with the Venezuelan Government after the country’s president threatened to counterfeit its packaging goods in a bid to save money.
Food industry voices are joining those of politicians in the GM debate, hailing the controversial technology as the answer to the food supply crisis. But the hearts and minds of consumers must still be won.
The suspended WTO farm talks featured in the organisation's
agriculture committee's meeting yesterday, with members' failure to
supply up-to-date information a source of frustration.
Ingredients giant Tate & Lyle is considering the sale of its
Food & Industrial Ingredients, Europe (TALFIIE) division, in a
move designed to sharpen its focus on value added ingredients, the
firm announced yesterday.
EU broiler production in 2006 is forecast to be four per cent lower
than last year due to the outbreaks of avian influenza (AI), but
looks set to rebound in 2007, according to a new report.
The short sighted failure of greedy WTO trading partners to achieve
any sort of meaningful agreement on global agricultural tariffs is
bad for Europe's food industry.
In the expanding European premium foods market many suppliers are
striving for EU-approved hallmarks to boost the prestige of their
products and attract retailers.
The EU has lost a battle at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to
restrict the import of cheap frozen, salted chicken cuts from
Thailand and Brazil through punitive tarrifs.
The launch of the pan-Euro-Mediterranean (Euromed) system of rules
of origin, fundamental to developing trade and fostering regional
integration, will be top of the agenda at the third Euromed Trade
Ministerial meeting in Palermo,...
Producers of food and non-food products from all over the world
have joined forces to call for tighter protection of geographical
indications ahead of the latest WTO talks in September. But
convincing WTO members to extend the list...
The organisers of Propak China 2003 have said that
"unprecedented levels of support" from Chinese and
international trade bodies, together with space expansion from key
international players, indicate that this year's...
China is to nearly double the capacity of its processing industry
of farm produce in the next three years, making it competitive in
the international market.
