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Thank you to all the visitors that came to our stand at Fruit Logistica in Berlin this February

We had a very busy three days, for those that left there contact details we will be contacting you shortly, if anybody requires ant further information in the meantime please do not hesitate in contacting us.

Reported Brazilian water melons cause of Salmonella Newport infection

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has been notified by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) of an outbreak of a strain of Salmonella Newport infection that is known to have affected more than 30 people in the UK. Although it is too soon to say for certain what the likely cause of infection is, a potential link to watermelons has been identified

http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2012/feb/salnew

Techno Fresh once again sponsored the “70-75mm Cox” class at the National Fruit show,

Congratulations to the winners FW Mansfield & Sons.

In the below photo of the winning entry is Richard Gaskin managing Director of Techno Fresh Consultancy who is also a judge at the event.

A full list of winners can be seen at

http://www.nationalfruitshow.org.uk/competitions/winners2011.htm

Staff Visit to the National Fruit Collection

Some of the Techno Fresh quality inspectors visited the "National Fruit Collection" at Brogdale in August. The National Fruit Collection is one of the largest fruit collections in the world and is located at Brogdale Farm, near Faversham, Kent. The collection includes over 3,500 named Apple, Pear, Plum, Cherry, Bush fruit, Vine and Cob Nut cultivars. The collection is owned by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and is part of an international programme to protect plant genetic resources for the future.

Further information can be found at
http://www.brogdalecollections.co.uk/

“The European Union is withdrawing from the market, and temporarily banning the import of, certain types of seeds from Egypt after Egyptian fenugreek seeds were linked to the E. coli outbreaks (O104 strain) in northern Germany and Bordeaux, France. The decision follows a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report, published earlier today, establishing a link between the outbreaks and seeds from Egypt”.

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/831

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Richard Gaskin and Wayne Jolly will be attending Fruit Logistica in Berlin between 8th and 11th February, this is the Leading Trade Fair for the International Fresh Produce Trade, if you would like to meet them while they are at the show please e-mail: technical@technofresh.co.uk or call or text
0044 7979 646029 or 0044 7825 737293
Exhibition Website >>>

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Techno Fresh sponsored a class in the National Fruit Show this month.

The class sponsored by Techno Fresh Consultancy was Class 4, 70 to 75mm Cox

http://www.nationalfruitshow.org.uk/competitions/

Results

First prize Flightshot Farm
Second Prize Leckford Estate
Third Prize JA & NJ Bardsley