Millions can be earned with original Italian Parmesan – a wheel of cheese can cost up to 1000 euros. A prime target for product piracy. Microchips in the cheese are intended to prevent cheap copies. They are even said to be edible. Parmesan is simply a must with spaghetti with tomato sauce. When we talk…
“It’s going to be really tight” Brewers worry about bottle shortages 7/20/2023 7:24 am The fear of a shortage of beer bottles is spreading in the German brewing industry. One of the reasons for this is a change in purchasing behavior. The mineral water industry is also concerned about bottlenecks. Both make an appeal to…
We see it on the receipt with every purchase: groceries are becoming more and more expensive. Above all, sugar prices are going through the roof: they have recently risen by 80 percent. The reason for this is not only the decline in the sugar beet harvest. For baking cakes, for coffee and for cooking: we…
Because of plans for nuclear power plant wastewater China wants to ban food imports from Japan 07/07/2023, 10:25 am Japan is allowed to discharge radioactive cooling water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. For security reasons, China now wants to ban food imports from parts of the country. South Korea sees…
“No critical areas” Glyphosate re-approval is approaching 07/06/2023, 2:25 p.m The cancer research agency IARC classifies glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic”. However, the EU food safety authority has no objections to re-approval. The process thus enters the final phase. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) sees renewed approval of the weed killer glyphosate in the European…
Salt and fat are also a problem Food for children is still too sweet 07/04/2023 11:58 am “With a spoonful of sugar…” says “Mary Poppins”. The Disney classic is almost 60 years old. Today children consume far too much of it. A reduction strategy by the federal government for healthier food can only achieve limited…
High residues detected Foodwatch calls for ban on pesticide acetamiprid 06/30/2023, 09:31 am Because of high residues, Foodwatch calls for a ban on acetamiprid. The contamination of fruit and vegetables with the pesticide has more than tripled in recent years. In some foods, the active ingredient is discovered particularly often. The consumer protection organization Foodwatch…
So far, any form of genetic engineering has been banned in the cultivation of food in the European Union. The law is no longer up-to-date, criticize researchers. The EU Commission would like to make improvements. The aim is to be able to produce enough food in the face of climate change. So far, no genetically…
On average, every person in Germany causes almost 105 kilograms of packaging waste in the year. However, only part of this is recycled and only partly at local recycling centers. Because every fifth package goes abroad: “Historically, to Southeast Asia and especially Eastern Europe,” explain Jacqueline Goebel and Benedict Wermter in ntv’s “Climate Laboratory”. “That’s…
“Does not come from Mars” Honey is counterfeited en masse By Victoria Robertz 05/06/2023 3:38 p.m Adulterated honey floods Europe. This is a big problem for domestic beekeepers. It is hardly possible for consumers to tell the differences. Anyone who has taken a closer look at the honey jar at the breakfast table may have…
Weather doesn’t cooperate It’s getting scarce for regional asparagus at Easter 4/1/2023, 1:18 p.m Many people like to have the first local asparagus on their plate at Easter. But the low temperatures are delaying the harvest in Schleswig-Holstein. Nevertheless, farmers are optimistic about the asparagus season. If you are looking forward to asparagus from Schleswig-Holstein…
Baywa boss Klaus Josef Lutz “The grain market in Europe is saturated” 03/03/2023, 7:45 p.m When the war against Ukraine began, the grain market came under severe pressure. The prices exploded. How does it look today? The CEO of the largest German agricultural trader Baywa, Lutz, talks about the risk of future bottlenecks and reveals…
