On February 11-17, inspectors from the Territorial Directorates for Food Safety carried out 373 official inspections, of which 96 at trade establishments, 27 at public catering establishments, 65 at general education institutions and three at warehouses. As a result, several batches of products were withdrawn from the market. Following the official controls, 81 prescriptions were…
From August 7, onward food products containing E171 food colour will be banned from entering Latvia’s market, as reported by Food and Veterinary Service (PVD). Restrictions will come to force in accordance with regulations of the European Commission. PVD mentions that European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has performed a repeated risk assessment. In its report…
China’s decision to suspend imports of certain products from Lithuania will not cause any problems, because businesses have already stopped exporting to China and found new markets, Lithuanian Prime Ministers Ingrida Simonyte has said. “As far as I know, there’s no practical problem because of this decision, since exports of these products to China have…
Hazelnut producers will have the opportunity to benefit from free business advice from an American volunteer who will be in the country until February 27. The visit will take place within the USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer program and implemented in our country by CNFA (Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture) Moldova. American specialist Ross Penhallegon has over 50…
Georgia’s tea imports from January through November 2021 amounted to $8 million, down by 14.8%, compared to $9.4 million over the same period of 2020, the National Statistics Office (Geostat) reported. Top-5 tea exporters to Georgia were: Azerbaijan – $4.3 million, Russia – $1.5 million, Sri Lanka – $1.2 million, Turkey – $251,310 and France…
In 2021, the share of agriculture in Ukraine’s GDP was the highest among all sectors of the economy and amounted to more than 10%, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Roman Leshchenko wrote on Telegram. “Agriculture showed the highest increase in production in 2021 – 14.4%. According to the results of the year,…
Georgia exported 5.3 million bottles of wine to 35 countries in January, up by 51% YoY, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection announced on February 8. The exports generated $11.6 million from the sale of wine abroad in January, marking an increase of 43%, according to data from the state body. The volume of…