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Russian government to punish for food price-fixing

August 26 2010 16:51

Russian government will be punishing food price fixing, the country's Federal Antimonopoly Service stated today. The service says there are currently no grounds for increasing prices on flour, bread, milk and oil, while some companies have already been caught on price-fixing. →

President Medvedev: Government should monitor flour, bread and milk prices

August 13 2010 07:26

Responsibility for the daily monitoring of the prices of key perishable commodities will be vested in the Government, said President Dmitry Medvedev. "The government will be responsible for the daily monitoring and control of pricing policies on key food products: flour, bread, milk," the president wrote on his Twitter page on Thursday evening. →

Altay cheese can compete with French one

July 22 2010 16:18

Cheese producers from Altay, a region in Siberia, dream of no less than conquering the world. This September they →

Is it a vegetable, or is it a fruit?

July 16 2010 17:04

Swiss gardener Markus Kobert has cross-pollinated apples and tomatoes. The result is a new tom-apple fruit. It tastes like tomatoes but grows on apple-trees. ' This is the very first red-fleshed, fine-tasting apple in the world. →

Price of bread to remain constant, regardless of weather

July 15 2010 14:59

The price of wheat on the world market is increasing proportional to the unusual changes in the climate in wheat producing countries ,as well as the unending rain in Canada. The drought in Russia and Kazakhstan plus the torrential rain in Canada have combined to make the price of wheat aim for the sky. →

Wheat prices soar worldwide

July 15 2010 09:54

The world market is suffering from skyrocketing wheat prices caused by unfavorable weather conditions in Russia, Kazakhstan and Canada. In the last six months, the price of grain has been edging towards the maximum, following a reduction of crop forecast in the main producing countries. →

Food security as a matter of global concern

July 13 2010 21:48

Continuing drought in Russia and in other countries of the CIS, in Europe and Asia poses a serious threat to global food security. Grain prices have increased almost by 20% over the past two weeks. And experts predict grain prices` rise through the season. Scientists say droughts have become much more frequent in diffident parts of the world. →

Russia lifts a ban on fruit from Tajikistan

June 16 2010 17:22

Russia has lifted restrictions on the import of nuts and dried fruit from Tajikistan. Russia’s Chief Sanitary Inspector Gennady Onishchenko has signed a decree to allow the sale of earlier confiscated food stuffs. The ban followed an outbreak of polio in Tajikistan. →

Orange juice will be costlier

June 9 2010 17:38

Due to the poor orange harvest in Brazil and Florida the prices of this fruit on the global markets may grow three-fold. The orange industry in Brazil, the world’s biggest exporter, last winter was hit the hardest in the last 7 years frosts and damage of the trees. →

Japanese restaurant guests to be fined for eating little

June 4 2010 14:13

Guests of a Japanese restaurant in a Sydney suburb will be fined for eating little. The owner warns he will put the guests who fail to eat up the food ordered on his “black list”. By contrast, those who will swallow up everything will get a 30% discount, says the restaurant-keeper Yukako Ichikawa. →

Russia to supply wheat to Egypt

May 30 2010 00:13

Russia has won an international tender for the supply of 180 thousand tons of wheat to Egypt, edging out American competitors. According to the Bloomberg News Agency, the contract was concluded on Friday. Egypt is the world's largest importer of wheat. →

Finland's Nestle fails to get license from Russian watchdog

April 22 2010 10:23

Russian Agency for Health and Consumer Rights ( Rospotrebnadzor ) has not granted a license to the Finnish branch of Nestle international company to deliver infant food to the Russian market, the Moscow Echo radio station reported. →

Russia says genetically modified foods are harmful

April 16 2010 17:26

Russia has started the annual Days of Defence against Environmental Hazards from the 15th of April to the 5th of June with the announcement of sensational results of an independent work of research. Scientists have proved that Genetically Modified Organisms are harmful for mammals. The researchers discovered that animals that eat GM foodstuffs lose their ability to reproduce. →

There shouldn’t be more of one to love

April 10 2010 21:04

According to the World Health Organization, the world has been hit by an obesity epidemic. More than a billion earthlings suffer from overweight. The figure for Russia is 70 million, which means that every second Russian has excessive weight. Fatties are out of favour with most of modern-day society. →

Iceland chefs cook on lava

April 2 2010 17:49

Entrepreneurial chefs in southern Iceland are offering meat cooked on lava flows from two erupting volcanoes. A sightseeing tour with a meal will set you back 350 euros. You will pay even more if you choose to arrive at the site by helicopter. The volcanoes are active after nearly two centuries of dormancy. →

BRIC countries discuss food security in Moscow

March 26 2010 20:40

A well-developed global market and fair trade are needed to ensure global food security, says a declaration signed by the agriculture ministers of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) in Moscow. The Moscow summit is the successor of last year's BRIC forum in Yekaterinburg which discussed multilateral cooperation. →

Russia to again buy US pork

March 6 2010 16:59

Russia will again buy US pork, but not poultry meat, since no agreement has been reached thus far on the latter issue. The main problem is the substances applied to the product so it wouldn't get spoilt. Americans insist these are harmless, but Russians think differently. →

Russia and US agree on pork import

March 5 2010 23:29

Russia has agreed to reopen its market to US pork, US Department of Agriculture said in a statement. The corresponding restrictions were introduced in December 2009 , as products did not meet Russia's food safety requirements. →

Under the fish sign

February 15 2010 22:03

Russia's President has put the task to satisfy the country's needs in fish products. The Food Security Doctrine, which was signed by the Russian head of state some days ago, says that the fish, caught by Russian fishermen, should make up 80 per cent of all fish appearing in the shops in Russia. →

Russian Government to regulate food prices

February 4 2010 16:26

Russia is developing a food security system. To this end, it has announced a list of food items the prices of which will be regulated by the government. →

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food

Russian government to punish for food price-fixing

President Medvedev: Government should monitor flour, bread and milk prices

Altay cheese can compete with French one

Is it a vegetable, or is it a fruit?

Price of bread to remain constant, regardless of weather

Wheat prices soar worldwide

Food security as a matter of global concern

Russia lifts a ban on fruit from Tajikistan

Orange juice will be costlier

Japanese restaurant guests to be fined for eating little

Russia to supply wheat to Egypt

Finland's Nestle fails to get license from Russian watchdog

Russia says genetically modified foods are harmful

There shouldn’t be more of one to love

Iceland chefs cook on lava

BRIC countries discuss food security in Moscow

Russia to again buy US pork

Russia and US agree on pork import

Under the fish sign

Russian Government to regulate food prices

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