Firm claims listeria in its trout is isolated case

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The deadly bacteria listeria detected in a batch of smoked trout yesterday was “an isolated case”, the firm Eisvogel’s chief Hubert Bernegger claimed today (Fri).He said the firm, based in Molln in Upper Austria’s Kirchdorf district, was maintaining all appropriate hygienic standards in its production and had spent more than 60,000 Euros annually in micro-biological […]

Fairtrade Austria hopes for 2010 two-digit turnover rise

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Business

Austrians spent more on Fairtrade products year on year in 2009 and bosses expect another two-digit rise this year.Fairtrade Austria chief Hartwig Kirner said today (Weds) Austrian supermarkets made 72 million Euros with products of the international certification’s range last year, 10.8 per cent more than in 2008.”We expect another double-digit increase in turnover this […]

Andritz to buy German KMPT

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Business

Styrian industrial plant producer Andritz-AG said today (Tues) that it would buy German machine builder KMPT AG based in Vierkirchen.Andritz added that it would soon sign a contract for the acquisition of KMPT and its subsidiaries in England, France, Italy, China and the USA.Andritz said the acquisition would strengthen its environment & process business division […]

Greenpeace backing CO2 seals for foodstuffs

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Green Austria

By Lisa ChapmanGreenpeace Austria has said it is in talks with supermarket chains over the placement of CO2 seals on food products.The environmental group announced today (Thurs) it was talking to retail bosses about the seals – small labels stating how much CO2 was consumed in production of a good – which it claimed consumers […]