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Mercabarna: international reference point
A delegation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the organisation that checks the safety of food, veterinary and medical products, visited Mercabarna on 6 March. Accompanied by representatives from the Catalan Food Safety Agency, the Mercabarna-based heads of the Barcelona Public Health Agency and the food estate’s managers, the visitors were shown the different health activities and checks performed in the Central Markets and in other businesses at the estate.
Good Commercial Practices Code: Taskforces Making Steady Progress
The different institutions and organisations with a major role in the agrofood chain that form the Good Commercial Practices Code, including Mercabarna and the Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Dealers Association (AGEM), continue to work to define specific initiatives that will make it possible to improve sector operations and relations among the different agents in the chain.
Chinese Vegetables “Made in Catalonia”
Farmer Joan Domènech undertook a risky experiment a couple of years ago. He turned part of his land at Sant Joan Despí over to planting Chinese green beans, a variety similar to our own slender green beans but which are much longer and very popular amongst the Chinese.
