On Tuesday, the phytosanitary inspection of Republika Srpska (RS), one of the entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), has forbidden imports of 20 tons of walnut from Romania due to increased presence of aflatoxin B1.
After heavy losses caused by hailstorm and then the problem of “rusting” due to heavy rains and humidity, now, with the high temperatures, three more diseases have infected apple trees in many parts of Kashmir.
On the plantation of the Laszka variety of raspberries in Mazovia, where June was extremely hot, the plants were in a good condition thanks to irrigation.
Federal officials say their investigation into a Salmonella outbreak linked to Del Monte vegetable and dip trays has not identified “a single source or potential point of contamination for this outbreak.”
The ban on the use of the herbicide lenacil in spinach cultivation and the need to look for alternatives and strategies to continue with the crop's production and supply has brought together 25 producers of spinach from different parts of Spain.
This week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a joint collaboration aimed at protecting consumers from Cyclospora cayetanensis, a parasite that has caused multistate outbreaks of
A new ultrasensitive chemiluminescence-based method has been developed by scientists for the direct detection of salmonella and listeria monocytogenes.
European authorities have uncovered an operation allegedly making products out of decomposed apples, contaminated with mycotoxins and other toxic chemicals.
Food scientists have found that a combination of lactic acid with food grade sodium hypochlorite is an effective sanitizer to process fresh organic vegetables.
A widespread outbreak of fungal diseases called “rust” in this year’s apple crop is being reported in south Kashmir, more bad news for farmers who suffered losses last year, despite a good crop, because of low market rates.
Vegetables and fruits are often infected by postharvest pathogens that cause diseases like crown rot, fruit core rot, blue/grey/green mould, anthracnose and soft rot.
