Lithuania considers labelling food products with GMOs
The government has supported the proposal of the Ministry of Justice that labels should indicate if food products sold in Lithuania contain genetically modified organisms (GMO). […]
The government has supported the proposal of the Ministry of Justice that labels should indicate if food products sold in Lithuania contain genetically modified organisms (GMO). […]
A delegation of experts from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) of the People’s Republic of China will be visiting Lithuania for two weeks starting Tuesday. They will evaluate how animal health, wellbeing and serious transmissible diseases are controlled in Lithuania. One of the key goals of the visit is to begin exporting cattle from Lithuania to China. […]
A meeting between new Ambassador of Iraq to Lithuania, Asaad Sultan Hachim Abu Galal, and representatives of Lithuanian meat processors interested in export opportunities to Iraq was organised at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday. […]
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on weekend invited China’s Deputy Prime Minister to send experts to check the Lithuanian dairy and meat processing companies before autumn. […]
This week specialists from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan are visiting Lithuania to examine how food and veterinary control is implemented in the beef sector. Inspection results will determine further negotiations over export of Lithuanian beef and its products to Japan. […]
Lithuania’s State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) has received a confirmation from Brazil‘s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply regarding a permit to export Lithuanian cheese Džiugas to Brazil. […]
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says it is unrealistic to expect that European milk quota regime will be extended, but Lithuanian farmers can expect greater direct payments in the future. […]
It should become clear in the nearest future if beef from Lithuania may be exported to Japan. Japanese experts are scheduled to visit Lithuania in early May to ascertain that Lithuanian livestock is healthy and meat is of high quality. The State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) started cooperating with Japanese institutions last year, looking for new markets for the country’s food product exporters. […]
After member-states of the European Union have finally given their blessing to the Liliputas, a Lithuanian semi-hard cheese, the product will from now on be sold with a “protected geographical indication” logo. […]
Lithuanian farmers say they are disappointed in Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, the Lithuanian EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. […]
Conservative MP Kęstutis Masiulis has asked Economy Minister Evaldas Gustas to investigate why food prices in Lithuanian grocery stores are higher than in Germany and Belarus. […]
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the Department of Agriculture of the USA published an official offer to include Lithuania into the list of countries from which imports of meat and meat products are permitted and submitted this proposal to public discussion, Lithuania’s State Food and Veterinary Service said. […]
Lithuanian producers are concerned about the United Kingdom‘s nutrition labelling system which uses the colours of traffic lights. Most traditional Lithuanian goods, cheese, ham, honey and jam, will be marked in red despite being made of natural ingredients. […]
Lithuania’s authorities have completed talks on meat exports with the United States’ officials, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has said, adding that he expects that Lithuanian meat companies will be able to start supplying their products to the US market as early as in the first half of 2015. […]
Egypt has confirmed to the Lithuanian State Food and Veterinary Service that Lithuanian beef meets the requirements and therefore may be exported to Egypt. […]
Ahead of Lithuania’s accession to the euro zone and transition to the euro, Latvian chocolate factory Laima has produced a new end-year souvenir – 80,000 units of a chocolate bar branded Dvidešimt Litų (Twenty Litas), this way honouring the outgoing national currency of Lithuania, marketing manager at NP Foods Maija Brukle said. […]
Last week Lithuanian products were introduced in one of the major international food and beverage industry exhibitions SIAL Middle East 2014 in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A delegation headed by Minister of Agriculture Virginija Baltraitienė visited the UAE. It is hoped the step will help Lithuanian agricultural producers to find new markets. […]
An average Lithuanian consumes around 25 kilograms of poultry annually, while the rate a decade ago stood at 12 kilograms. Global trends indicate that poultry consumption continues to grow steadily. […]
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