Summary of newspapers of the previous day – 27.1.2010

Court did not award action of viticultural firm dilatory effect

A measure of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection (SZIP), which imposed Templářské sklepy Čejkovice to withdraw roughly one million litres of wine from the market, still holds. The Regional court in Brno did not award the action, which the firm brought in December last year, dilatory effect. A spokeswoman of the Regional court in Brno, Miroslava Sedláčková, said it to ČTK. “The court stated that the prosecutor did not document that an irretrievable loss threatens to him in consequence of the decision challenged by the action in the court (the withdrawal f wine from circulation).

Results of dioxin tests confirm unobjectionability of foods on our market

All food samples examined till now on Czech market are all right. The State Veterinary Administration have for the present taken almost forty samples and the State Agricultural Food Inspection twenty seven samples of eggs, poultry, pig and beef meat and product from them. Costs for intensified testing have already exceeded one and half million crowns. The minister Fuksa suggests introducing “birth certificates” of foods which unambiguously declare their place of origin.

Corn chamber affected by draught

The worst draught over the last 40 years troubles China which invokes fears from food prices growth. North-East of China, the region important for cereal production, suffers from the worst draught over the last 40 years. Any rains at all have not been recorded in many areas for four months. A news agency SDA presented it. More than 240 000 people and 107 000 animals have no access to drinking water. Wheat growths at area of approximately 350 000 hectares completely get dry.

Biofoods are twice more expensive, it is obstruction for consumers

Biofoods are more expensive than conventional products; according to an inquiry of Pro-bio liga they cost twice more than the conventional ones. From a research published by the Ministry of Agriculture (MZe) it is obvious that the price is a huge obstruction, however, despite the fact two fifths of households buy the foods. To get fresh fruit and vegetable is possible also thanks to so called bio-boxes.