Organised by the education and technology center in the region of Bio Bio. The first is scheduled for April 29, 2008

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The Union of Consumer Affairs of Spain (UCE) believes that the crisis of sunflower oil 'has highlighted' the need to strengthen systems of traceability of food. The UCE stands today in a statement the decision taken last Friday by the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs to withdraw the sunflower oil bottling detected after a small contaminated from Ukraine. However, ensures that an operation 'more efficient' system of traceability of food 'could have limited the recommendation of the Ministry only the manufacturers involved, and not an entire industry', which has caused, they argue, 'a situation distrust 'of consumers towards a commodity in the basket.

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The value of exports grew by 361% (U.S. $ 6.24 million), while in tonnage it did in a 303% (3,260 tons), this is compared with the same period last year. The average price of honey was the highest of the past three years (U.S. $ 2,110 per tonne), the American market being the largest recipient of exports (U.S. $ 1.78 million) in March, with a turnout of 85 % Of the total (U.S. $ 2.09 million). The State of Sao Paulo led the country's exports in March to 29.6% (U.S. $ 619,300), was the second Parana (U.S. $ 407,000), Rio Grande do Sul (U.S. $ 317,300), Piauí (U.S. $ 277,600 ) And Ceará (U.S. $ 254,700)

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Rising temperatures and increased daylight hours in spring caused many small alterations in physical and mental as sleepiness, irritability, fatigue and apathy, passengers disorders associated with fatigue spring, causing one in ten consultations in Primary Health Care Centers. This is a disorder for which can help combat the royal jelly, as has been shown in several studies presented at the seminar Progress on Royal Jelly, organized by the Centre for Research on Phytotherapy (INFITO).

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Oxytetracycline (12 ?g/kg - ppb) unauthorised in natural honey from Argentina detected in Spain in a border control.

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A proposal to increase Yucatan consumption of honey was passed the day before yesterday in the 43rd. edition of the Ordinary General Assembly of the Organization of National Beekeepers in the Chamber of Deputies.

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The presence of the plague of beetles in beekeeping of Coahuila has alerted the authorities of Tamaulipas after the bug has devoured thousands of hectares. The municipalities are at greatest risk, Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa and Matamoros reveals the State coordinator of the National Program for African bee, Samuel Vazquez who said Najera, the beetle is currently just a few kilometres of Nuevo Laredo.

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Video made by BBC about this problem

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'For this season we should have finished the work of the honey extraction room,' said Velazquez Benin, bee farmer, teacher and member of Deltatú the Agricultural School No. 1 Carlos Bernard Von, 'Tatu'. The purpose of this work is to provide an extraction room approved by Senasa to common use of bee producers of the town of Zarate. The construction project began a year ago and it is expected that for the next honey harvest is finalized.

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The government of Mexico and the European Union (EU) are working in the granting of certification of origin of domestic products ready for consumption that are exported to countries in that region. The president of the National Service for Health, Food Safety and Quality (Senasica), Enrique Cruz Sanchez, explained that the honey bee is one of the products which puts more emphasis.

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