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Australian fruit joins long list of Russian import interceptions
Russia continues to intercept and destroy banned European fruit on almost a weekly basis, but seldom do we see Australia come up in the country's food safety watchdog announcements.
February 19 , 2016
Q&A: SanLucar's multi-faceted approach to raising fruit consumption, standards
Being on the move in new growing regions while maintaining strict quality and social standards does not make for easy business.
February 18 , 2016
Russia's Turkish ban leads to citrus imports from Morocco
Russian importer Friend Fruits has been able to fill the void left by Turkish fruit, but finding the right quality has been a challenge.
January 29 , 2016
Russian retailer to stock Iranian produce this spring
A London Stock Exchange-listed Russian supermarket intends to source a wide range of Iranian food items in a few months' time.
January 22 , 2016
Russia destroys Polish mushrooms, Turkish tomatoes
Russia's plant health watchdog has seized around 6.4MT of fruits and vegetables since last Wednesday.
January 19 , 2016
U.S. market access would be a breakthrough for Belgian pear sector
"We are convinced that consumers in the U.S are open to the lovely taste of our world-famous Belgian Conference pears," says Philippe Appeltans.
January 19 , 2016
U.S.: APHIS proposes allowing European apple and pear imports
U.S. authorities are seeking comments from the public in response to a proposed rule that would allow fresh pome fruit imports from eight European countries.
January 15 , 2016
Russian consumer watchdog seizes 18MT of banned food products
From supermarkets to weekend fairs, Russian authorities are leaving no stone unturned in their search for banned Turkish fruits and vegetables.
January 15 , 2016
Russia destroys Turkish mandarins found in Stavropol store
After receiving criticism last year for burning banned European food imports, Russia has recently destroyed a Turkish shipment.
January 13 , 2016
Year 2015 in Review - Second Half
Going into 2016, how can the produce sector be more inclusive with the broader population?
December 29 , 2015
