From April 2023, QS Qualität und Sicherheit GmbH (QS) will bring together its business activities and their communication under a new corporate logo. As QS announced, the QS certification mark will remain as a mark for safe foodstuffs that are produced under binding quality requirements.
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According to the organisation 'Testankoop' (Test Purchase), inflation rose above 20% for the first time in Belgian supermarkets in the month of March. "We are now paying on average a fifth more than a year ago," they say. The consumer protectors are observing the
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Around 230 participants met at the invitation of the Deutsches Verpackungsinstitut e. V. (dvi) at the 18th German Packaging Congress in Berlin on 30 and 31 March 2023. In presentations, dialogue formats and workshops, the "summit meeting of the industry" with representatives from business and industry addressed
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Dear readers,the Fruchthandel Magazine team wishes you a happy Easter. From 11 April we will inform you again with daily news. read more

From 2002 to 2022, Germany lost an average of 760 million tonnes or 0.76 km3 of water per year. These losses were caused by decreasing soil moisture, dwindling groundwater, melted glaciers and lower water levels. This is what a team has now
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The state of Santa Catarina is the most important apple producer in Brazil, accounting for 54.1% of the country's total apple production. In the 2021/22 season, the apple harvest fell short due to drought and very low temperatures during the summer.
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Last year, German farmers harvested less asparagus than they had in years. Demand was lower than in previous years and many farmers reduced their quantities. Asparagus in the German trade therefore often comes from abroad, especially from Spain.
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There is a change of responsibilities at BASF. The company has announced that Tobias Dratt, President, North America, BASF Corporation, Florham Park in New Jersey, will take over as Head of Global Business Services in Ludwigshafen on 1 May 2023. read more

With immediate effect, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has ordered the suspension of several previously granted emergency authorisations for three plant protection products containing the active ingredient metalaxyl-M. read more

Associate Professor Andrew Geering of the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) said monitoring avocado sunspot disease is important to protect lucrative overseas markets. Bees are expected to help with this, according to a recent study by the
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Last year, Germany imported less fruit than at any time in the last eight years. Compared to the previous year alone, there is a shortfall of a good 400,000 t. Despite the decline in import volume, the import value increased. But what were the reasons for this development? read more

The basic workforce was informed of this by tegut... Managing Director Thomas Gutberlet and basic Board Member Christoph Eich at a staff meeting. The transaction still requires antitrust clearance and implementation in an insolvency plan, tegut... announces.
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At the end of March, the previous offices of QS Qualität und Sicherheit GmbH in Schedestraße in Bonn were dissolved and a new, central office in Bonn-Bad Godesberg was moved into on 1 April, QS announces. read more

In the coalition agreement, the state government set itself the goal of strengthening and modernising consumer protection at all levels. With the revision of the Internet portal for statutory consumer information, the official information can be
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Since the second week of March, the first fresh asparagus from heated regional cultivation has already been available on the market in western Germany. Due to the high production costs and limited quantities available, the prices for these first asparagus spears traditionally tend to be higher in the trade.
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A Water Action Agenda with 700 commitments to address the global water crisis and promote sustainable water use worldwide is the outcome of the World Water Conference in New York. Nature's Pride was actively involved in the United Nations conference and looks back
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For the fourth time, SanLucar and the app Kitchen Stories are going into the supermarkets and to the PoS together. Their motto for the period from 1 May 2023 to 1 June 2023: "Our recipe for good taste". read more

In order to give new impetus to German foreign trade, the German government must finally create the right framework conditions for the German economy. Both the strengthening of locations and improved framework conditions for an easier and faster diversification of supply chains
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The start of the asparagus season marks the beginning of spring and a culinary highlight in German kitchens. The fine vegetable is only on the market in Germany for a few months - from mid/end March to 24 June. Then the closed season begins for the royal vegetable. The
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To this end, Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) has filed objections with the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety against the authorisations of several plant protection products, including glyphosate. DUH announces that it will file a lawsuit if the objections are not resolved. Aim of the
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