World news about “Vegetables” published by euronews.
Winter freeze boosts food prices The severe winter weather battering Europe is pushing up the cost of food, creating difficulties for growers. European wheat prices hit an almost eight… 08/02/2012
Food safety and the lessons to be learned “Hello I’m Chris Burns and welcome to the Network where we connect into a matrix of news makers to get to the heart of an issue and watch out – they’ve got to… 23/06/2011
Europe’s farmers unhappy with E. coli compensation The EU’s decision to pay out just 210 million euros in compensation to those who have lost out financially to the deadly E. coli epidemic has not pleased many… 15/06/2011
Berlin cucumber eating contest – nocomment Vegetarian activists stage a cucumber eating competition in Berlin as government lifts warning on cucumbers, tomatoes and other salad ingredients imposed at… 15/06/2011
EU aid to farmers side-swiped by E. coli raised to 210m euros A European aid package for fruit and vegetable traders suffering from lost sales because of the deadly E. coli crisis has been increased to 210 million euros… 08/06/2011
E. coli communication ‘irresponsible’, says MEP A Spanish European Parliament member, Francisco Sosa Wagner, has appealed for joint efforts to restore vegetable farmers’ reputations. This was during an… 07/06/2011
E.coli farm impact to be compensated An emergency meeting of European Union ministers in connection with the deadly E. coli crisis has produced a provisional proposal of aid for fruit and… 07/06/2011
E. coli wreaks economic havoc Whatever the source of the Europe’s deadly E. coli outbreak, the region’s vegetable growers are facing major economic losses. With Spain initially accused… 02/06/2011
Deadly E. coli sews confusion German health officials still do not know the source of an E. coli bacteria outbreak which has killed 16 people, though they said infections had increased… 01/06/2011
E. coli is sinking cucumber growers A fresh Dutch harvest of 30,000 cucumbers today is destined for the rubbish bin. Europe’s deadly E. coli outbreak has producers facing ruin. Their market has… 31/05/2011
Spain blasts German E. coli stance Europe’s number one producer of cucumbers, Spain, has slammed Germany, after Berlin cast its suspicions on Spanish exports linked to the deadly E. coli… 30/05/2011
Food shortages as Italian truck strike bitesFood shortages and soaring costs are the high price of Italy’s lorry drivers’ strike. The truckers’ protest against the government’s reform and austerity… 25/01/2012
French farmers protest over cheap importsFrench farmers on Thursday staged a protest in Paris, calling on the government to introduce protectionist measures against cheaper imports. Fruit growers… 18/08/2011
French E.coli death ‘not linked’ to current outbreakFrench health authorities say an elderly patient being treated for E.coli in Bordeaux has died. The 78-year-old woman had spent the past week in intensive… 02/07/2011
Roquette to RussiaRussia has partially lifted its ban on some European vegetables imposed during the e-coli scare. Belgian and Dutch produce will again be allowed into the… 28/06/2011
E-coli flares in BordeauxFrench health officials say beansprouts are the likely cause of a suspected outbreak of e-coli in the southwestern city of Bordeaux. At least five people… 24/06/2011
Bean sprouts cause of e-coli says GermanyWhile you should still be careful about bean sprouts, it seems it is safe to go back to eating salads again. Europe’s month-long e-coli scare left at least 33… 11/06/2011
E.coli source found say German authoritiesHealth authorities in Germany now say locally-grown beansprouts are the most likely source of the lethal E.coli outbreak that has so far claimed 29… 10/06/2011
Beansprouts the source of E.coli – GermanyIt is reported that the German authorities are to lift their warning over the consumption of cucumbers, tomatoes and other fresh salad produce. No link has… 10/06/2011
EU pledges to raise E.coli aid offer to farmersEU agriculture ministers told the European Commission on Tuesday to stump up more cash to compensate farmers affected by the E.coli outbreak. The EU’s… 07/06/2011
EU must improve food alerts: farmers unionNial O’Reilly euronews: “As we have seen, the E.coli crisis has had a big impact on European agriculture. To discuss the issues concerned, we are joined by… 07/06/2011
Consumers spurn cucumbers despite reassurancesThe market place is the frontline where the battle is being fought to regain consumer confidence. Spanish cucumbers may have been given a clean bill of… 07/06/2011
EU offers 150 million euros to farmers hit by E.coli outbreakThe offer starts at 150 million euros to compensate European Union farmers affected by the E.coli outbreak. By some estimates, weekly economic damage is… 07/06/2011
Europe’s deadly E.coli mysteryGermany raised the E. coli alarm on May 24 after three deaths thought to be linked to the outbreak and with infections multiplying. Centred on the city of… 07/06/2011
EU offers 150 million euros to farmers hit by E.coli crisis“We must restore cucumber producers’ lost honour!” That was the heartfelt plea from a Spanish member of the European Parliament as EU agriculture ministers… 07/06/2011
No answers yet as to source of E.coli scareHealth officials in Germany are still searching for the source of the E.coli outbreak which has killed 23 people in Europe. With the latest chief suspect… 07/06/2011
Still mystery over E.coli outbreak sourceGerman officials struggled on Monday to pinpoint the source of a deadly E. coli outbreak after initial tests on bean sprouts grown at a farm near Hamburg… 06/06/2011
Source of German E.coli outbreak remains elusiveGerman officials claim it is too early to say whether a farm in Lower Saxony is the source of the recent deadly E. coli outbreak. It had been reported at… 06/06/2011
Russia tosses EU saladsThe E. coli bacterium is not only taking a human toll. It has also infected international trade. Relations between the EU and Russia were laid low when… 03/06/2011
Germany’s race is on to find E.coli sourceGermany has set up a national task-force to fight the spread of the E. coli food-poisoning outbreak, stepping up the pace to track down the source of the… 03/06/2011
E.coli strain ‘new and highly toxic’ – scientistsGerman scientists are under growing pressure to isolate the source of a rare E.coli strain believed to be the cause of a food poisoning outbreak that has… 03/06/2011
Fears deepen over E.Coli epidemicHealth experts say a virulent new strain of E.Coli bacteria that has so far killed 18 people, may be the deadliest in human history. Over 2000 people have… 03/06/2011
Brussels wants Russia’s EU veg ban liftedRussia has banned all imports of fresh vegetables from the European Union as the diplomatic fallout from the mystery E.coli outbreak ratchets up a… 02/06/2011
Russia bans EU raw vegetable imports over E.coliRussia has banned the import of all raw vegetables from the EU amid fears over the deadly E. coli outbreak centred on the German city of Hamburg. It extends… 02/06/2011
E.coli mystery spreads concern across EuropeThe European Commission has lifted its alert over Spanish cucumbers and a fatal E.coli scare. But scientists are no nearer discovering the source of the… 02/06/2011
More German E. coli cases as Spain considers legal actionGermany has announced 365 new E. coli cases as the government is in a race against time to trace the origin of the deadly outbreak. Spain, meanwhile, is… 01/06/2011
E.coli scare hits consumer confidenceCucumber producers in Europe have been defiantly eating their produce to prove they are not the source of the bloc’s worst E.coli out break. But with 16… 01/06/2011
Cucumber sales plummet as E.coli fears spreadShoppers across Europe are growing more and more concerned by the deadly E. coli outbreak, which has claimed 15 lives and made more than 1,000 people ill in… 31/05/2011
Spain says Germany must pay for cucumber damageSo far, 15 people have died in Germany because of the E. coli outbreak that has shaken European agriculture. Last week Germany implicated cucumbers imported… 31/05/2011
Spain denies its cucumbers cause of deadly E. coli bugAlmost all of Europe has stopped buying Spanish fruit and vegetables, worsening the country’s economic crisis according to its export federation. It follows… 31/05/2011
German E.Coli outbreak expected to spreadFears are growing that an E.coli breakout in northern Germany which has now claimed 14 lives could worsen before the week is out. Contaminated raw… 31/05/2011
Germany E.coli death toll rises to 14At least 14 people are now known to have been killed by a deadly outbreak of the E.coli virus in Germany. Hundreds more have been taken seriously ill and… 30/05/2011
New testing method promises safer foodWhen customers stand in front of a fruit and vegetables shelf in a supermarket or at a market stall, they have a choice. Do they buy, for example, standard… 04/02/2009
Obesity counter-attack in schoolsHow soon will fresh fruit and vegetables troop into schools? 25/11/2008
