Posts Tagged Government

China gets tough on food safety regulation

November 28th, 2011

China’s food safety chief says the government has to strengthen enforcement to prevent scandals.

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Argentine govt asks growers to take steps to contain fruit flies

November 28th, 2011

Fruit fly outbreaks in two Argentine provinces have led the government to declare a state of emergency.

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Chile supermarket merger will harm competition, warns report

November 9th, 2011

Chile is on the brink of having the most concentrated supermarket industry in the world if a new merger goes ahead.

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Argentine president presses Obama to lift citrus tariffs

November 9th, 2011

Argentine president Cristina Fernández has appealed to the U.S. to scrap citrus taxes.

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Mexican region on red alert with HLB citrus tests

October 27th, 2011

Mexican authorities have put tough protocols in place to halt the spread of citrus greening disease.

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Mexican govt gets tough with lemon company over infection risk

October 25th, 2011

Mexican state officials have taken tough action to prevent the inter-state spread of HLB in lemons.

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Australian MPs call for tighter restrictions over pear concerns

October 25th, 2011

Australian politicians are worried NZ imports could put their pear industry at risk because of poor controls.

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Argentina sets up board to push tropical fruit production

October 19th, 2011

Argentina has launched a national campaign to improve its tropical fruit production and reduce its reliance on imports.

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Argentine citrus growers to get productivity boost

October 7th, 2011

Growers in an important Argentine citrus region will benefit from state aid to boost productivity.

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SA apricots could hit U.S. shelves next month

October 6th, 2011

South African stonefruit exports are set to arrive in the U.S. after a positive assessment from APHIS.

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