Intertek an international provider of food quality and safety services, has recently acquired the Applica GmbH (Applica) in Bremen, Germany. Applica is a provider of applied chemical analysis for honey, fruits, vegetable foods, pharmaceutical products, and more.

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The Ontario Beekeepers Association are launching a new honey label, with products coming from local farms. The Beekeepers Associations´ President, Dan Walker said ' This is a response of a growing demand' adding 'In a Canada No 1 honey label, a lot of it is imported'. The new label will be launched tomorrow at the Royal York Hotel.

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On Monday, Senior field researcher Scott Debnam announced that exhaustive research has led to the conclusion that a fungus called Nosema Ceranae, combined with a pair of viruses, could well be the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), which results in sick bees leaving their hives and not returning.

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The Foundation Export convenes to participate in the 'on the 7th.International Round of Buyers Food and Beverages ', which will take place at La Rural - property exhibition in Buenos Aires from August 12 to 14, 2008, within the framework of the MERCOSUR Food Fair 2008. The Buyers Round will take place between Argentinian companies, food sector, and with buyers from Denmark, Spain, Italy, Russia and Venezuela.

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The Mayor of San Fernando, Osvaldo Amieiro declares as municipal interest the apicultural project of Delta 'PROADELTA', which develops the association Mutual for the Promotion of Culture BA 632 in Arroyo Grande, the Second Section of San Fernando Islands.

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Paper prepared by Vilma Ka?konien?a, Petras Rimantas Venskutonisa and Violeta ?eksteryt?b

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Round Rock Honey's, store owner Konrad Bouffard, explosive growth has seen a 100 percent increase in sales every year for the last six years. 'We started doing this not even thinking about money really, just thinking about making the high-quality honey and of course now we're one of the fastest growing honey companies on the planet,' Bouffard said. His honey sales last year tapped out at around US$380,000. This year, they're on track to rake in around US$1.5 million.

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This year's Conwy Honey Fair is on Saturday September 13 in Conwy High Street, it has been confirmed. Organiser Peter McFadden said stall space at the centuries-old event was free.

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New Jersey Turnpike workers had to cope Saturday with thousands of honeybees that fell off the back of a truck. Joseph Orlando, a spokesman for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, said no one had reported a lost beehive by late Saturday. He said items lost on the turnpike that have gone unclaimed in the past have included boats and a horse.

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Paper prepared by Mariano Higes, Raquel Martín-Hernández, Cristina Botías, Encarna Garrido Bailón, Amelia V. González-Porto, Laura Barrios, M. Jesús del Nozal, José L. Bernal, Juan J. Jiménez, Pilar García Palencia and Aránzazu Meana

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