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Tomato juice is now to be treated in exactly the same manner as fruit juices, under the new EU legislation that aligns the Fruit Juice Directive with the international food standards of the Codex Alimentarius. Jan Hermans, secretary-general of the Association of the Industry of Juices and Nectars (AIJN), explained: « Tomato juice was left out

Food companies have five years to implement the mandatory nutrition labeling rules of the European Union’s Food Information to Consumers Regulation published November 22nd, 2011, said international policy experts EAS. The regulation requires a mandatory declaration on the label of the “Big 7”–energy, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, sugars, protein, and salt–by December 13th, 2016. It

Tomato seeds could provide the basis for the development of new oils with high antioxidant functionality, according to a paper published by the Journal of Food Science. Tomato seeds are typically treated as a waste by-product of tomato processing. However, according to the research team led by Zhongli Pan of the Agricultural Research Service of

AUSTRALIA’S last major tomato processor plans to more than double production in the next five years. Cedenco Australia has installed new evaporating machinery at its Echuca factory which will help boost capacity from 200,000 tonnes to 450,000 tonnes by 2017. Cedenco chief executive officer John Brady said the company aimed to cement its position in

New finding has significant implications for the U.S. tomato industry, which annually harvests more than 15 million tons of the fruit for processing and fresh-market sales. A new discovery could make more tomatoes taste like heirlooms, reports an international research team headed by a University of California, Davis, plant scientist. The finding, which will be

Commercial tomato growers continue to select for a uniform ripening trait. Producers currently don’t get paid more for flavor quality. According to an old country song, the only two things money can’t buy are true love and homegrown tomatoes. How true — those perfect, red tomatoes from the store just can’t match ones plucked from

The Ministry of Primary Industries is planning a tightening of rules on tomato seeds imports in the wake of the recent report on biosecurity failures surrounding the entrance of Psa-V into the country. Under the changes the exporters would have to certify that the seeds were free of viruses. Personally collected seed and that purchased

Heavy rains said to have destroyed almost half of the 2012 tomato crop in Inner Mongolia – China !!! July, 6th 2012 You should login or purchase a subscription to view this content Username or E-mail Password Remember Me     Forgot Password

A new finding by scientists could make more tomatoes taste like heirlooms, varieties that have been passed down through multiple generations because their flavor and texture is seen by many consumers as unequaled. The discovery, made by an international research team headed by UC Davis, could have broad benefits to California’s tomato industry – a