Summary of newspapers of the previous day - 22.6.2010

Three of ten tomatoes bought in Pilsen exceeded norms of pesticides.

Three tested tomato samples offered by chain stores in Pilsen exceeded norms for pesticide content for suckling babies and small children. However, their concentration was significantly lower than the norm allows as a maximum for adult which is positive. Miroslav Šuta, an expert consultant in the area of ecological and healthy risks and representative of a new civic association the Center for Environment and Health, which wants to carried out test regularly, said to journalists today. “ Other positive fact was that in seven of ten chains no tomato and strawberry sample exceeded values, and further that in every problem sample there was always one kind of pesticide and not several as it often happens in the EU”, he added.

The Minister of Agriculture negotiates with its Jordanian colleague today

The minister Jakub Šebesta welcomed the Minister of Agriculture of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Said Al Masrí. Representatives of both the departments displayed interest to continue in mutual cooperation for which a suitable foundation was laid by last year signed text Memorandum of Understanding. “We offer Jordan side a cooperation above all in for of exchange of information and experience in the phytosanitary and veterinary areas, in research n animal production, and irrigations”, the Minister of Agriculture of the CR, Jakub Šebesta told in the meeting interview.

Group at high level issued seven recommendations for branch of milk and milk products in EU

A group at a high level for the branch of milk, established in October last year in reaction on the crisis, which affected the branch at that time, has finished a report on results of its negotiation, including recommendations for the Commission for solution of seven questions. The recommendations appeal on implementation of concrete procedures on whose base it would be possible to strengthen use of written agreements in supplier chain in the milk branch and to weight proposals for increase of collective buying power of producers of milk and milk products. “ I welcome work of the group at high level and its report. I will study it now in more details in order to be possible to put forward legislative proposals before this year-end.

Czech took in affection shops of national foods

First of all because of homesickness or as a memory of ways, interested people look forward to shops which offer specialties from national cuisines in the Czech Republic. The person interested in original foods can chose in Prague from offer of products of Greek, Italian, Hungarian, Russian, Bulgarian, Turkish, Lebanese, Chinese or British cuisine. This way, the sellers bring culture of their regions near to Czech environment.