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European shortage of Packham pears fuels Abate appetite
Pear prices in Europe have bounced back with demand for Packhams particularly strong.
June 25 , 2012
Developers harness phages for foodborne illness prevention
Could harmless sprays prevent listeria and E.coli outbreaks, or would that be too good to be true?
June 25 , 2012
Stonefruit phenols could tackle metabolic syndrome, study shows
U.S. researchers will soon put their obesity-tackling stonefruit compounds to the test on mice.
June 22 , 2012
Europe's summer of lemon scarcity
Europe is experiencing a severe undersupply of lemons this summer, while wet weather has potentially impacted demand.
June 22 , 2012
Exporters start to receive payments from airline collusion judgment
Chilean fruit exporters have started to receive damage payments from an airline collusion case.
June 21 , 2012
Freshfel Europe elects wholesaler exec as new president
Freshfel has chosen executives from Creno, Zespri and Compagnie Fruitière for its top positions.
June 20 , 2012
E.U. importers believe new organic accord will boost U.S. trade
European importers are upbeat about a new accord over organic certification between the U.S. and E.U.
June 18 , 2012
Fair trade fruit finding new demographics
Interrupcion* Fair Trade founder Rafael Goldberg discusses new projects in Latin America and growing demand.
June 15 , 2012
Canadian food inspection changes 'only positive', says CPMA
The CPMA says food inspection modernization could help boost consumer confidence in fruits and vegetables.
June 11 , 2012
Asiatic pear genome sequence breakthrough
Scientists hope to exploit the potential of an Asiatic pear variety as its genome has now been sequenced.
June 07 , 2012
