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Ottawa’s deregulation of food packaging sizes could open the border to more American imports Canadian food processors fear thousands of jobs will be lost if Ottawa passes a law that would force changes to food packaging regulation. The Food Processors Association of Canada says any changes will increase American imports into Canada and over time

The government will be investing €1.5 million in the production sector of tomatoes for processing, Rural Affairs Minister George Pullicino said while viewing works on the building of new greenhouses at Għammieri, which will be used for research. Over 20 research works are in hand at Għammieri, including on animal breeding, Mr Pullicino said. The

AUSTRALIA’S largest tomato-processing company Kagome began transplanting seedlings last week. Progress was delayed by hot, windy weather conditions on Thursday and then by 30mm of rain at the weekend, but it was full steam ahead by Monday. Field operations general manager Jason Fritsch said it was a good start to the season. « Everything is tracking

High serum concentrations of lycopene lower risk by over half Lycopene found to possess antioxidant and antiproliferative properties. Numerous studies associate high intake of lycopene serum levels of reduced incident of cardiovascular disease, macular degeneration and cancer. Estimates of lycopene consumption are based on tomato intake and not supplements. In this new study researchers from

Are you one of those unrelenting bastards who can’t admit that you like things that are bad for you? Do you need people to serve chips in a plastic basket because it makes you feel like you’re in Man Vs Food? Do you only eat crisps when they have a picture of a farm on

The contract for this project was signed by the Governor of Volgograd Region, Mr. Sergey Bazhenov and by representatives of Getex Holding Ltd. during XI International Forum in Sochi. The Russian businessmen initiated the project which includes all stages of tomato growing and processing. Starting from growth of the young tomato plants to turning the

It’s an economic oasis in one of Sacramento’s most impoverished neighborhoods – and an enduring symbol of the region’s Big Tomato roots. No wonder the shutdown of Campbell Soup Co.’s 65-year-old factory in south Sacramento, announced early Thursday, quickly became a bombshell felt up and down Franklin Boulevard and as far away as the Governor’s

The general secretary of the Association of Tomato Industries (AIT) said that both agricultural production and industrial activity could be at risk if the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) goes ahead as proposed. Miguel Cambezes fears that the cuts in funding from 2,100 Euro per hectare to just 179 Euro, planned for the