The home page of the Potandon Produce LLC website now sports the trademarked slogan, “We are The Healthy Potato Company.” It is not just an idle boast. According to Carter Bray, director […]
New Peruvian potato variety to help in fight against child anemia
This past Tuesday, the Agriculture Minister in Peru publicly presented a new purple flesh potato variety with higher than normal concentrations of iron and zinc. The potato is believe to become an […]
Handy online carbon emissions calculator indicates low climate footprint of potatoes
The BBC has published an online carbon emissions calculator tool which can be used by anyone to calculate the climate footprint of different common food groups, including potatoes. When one activates the […]
‘Potato production hits lowest level since 2012, but healthy outlook for British spud eaters’
British potato farmers were hit by drought in 2018, leaving the total volume of spuds harvested at the lowest level since 2012, and the fourth smallest since 1960, AHDB Potatoes says in […]
NPC and AFFI respond to misleading article attacking potatoes
The NPC and the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) have signed a joint letter to the editor of the New York Times in response to a misleading article attacking potatoes. The November […]
Global potato promotion campaign launched in Europe
The global potato promotion campaign “Imagine a world without potatoes” was launched at the Interpom Primeurs event that is taking place in Belgium this week. The campaign, spearheaded and coordinated by the […]
An all-potato diet: 8 years later
Chris Voigt made national and international news when, for two whole months, he ate nothing but potatoes. It’s been eight years since Voigt, the executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission, […]
The humble spud goes ‘nostalgic’: Britons comment on their traditional dish – fish and chips
According to a BBC report of earlier today, fish and chips was served for the first time in Britain at around 1860 as a dish as such. It has since became a […]
Trending: Increasing number of Brits adopting ‘flexitarian’ diet
More evidence of the trend towards a so-called “flexitarian” diet has been revealed in the results of new market research. The research, which has been conducted by grocery analysts IGD, reveals that more […]
How to remove CIPC residue from potato storage buildings?
Chlorpropham (or CIPC) is widely used as a sprout suppressing agro-chemical applied to stored potatoes. CIPC has been in use for more than 50 years. Today, various safety issues and concerns have […]
A solution found for the acrylamide problem?
Acrylamide in refined food is a growing and serious concern among international health authorities. Zeracryl AS in Norway is a company that collaborated with the Norwegian fry manufacturer Hoff SA to develop a new […]
Potato brand suggests plant-based menu plans as ‘Flexitarian’ diet gains popularity
Side Delights® in the US announced new ways to help create “plant-based menu plans” as the trend continues toward diets and ‘ways of eating’ that focus more on vegetables and less on […]
So, what’s for supper tonight?
“June 6th 2018, fifteen years on from Atkins, 8.00 pm. Baked potato, butter and beans at the ready I sit down to watch The Truth About Carbs on the BBC, yes the […]
Educating young consumers: Students enjoy fresh potatoes at elementary school event
The National Potato Council and United Fresh Start Foundation in the US recently joined students, teachers and staff at a Virginia grade school for a “Celebration of Potatoes” lunchtime event. At the event students learned how […]
Specialty potato brand in the US launches new campaign
Tasteful Selections, a specialty potato brand from RPE Inc. in the US launched the fourth quarter of its yearlong “Fresh Campaign” on November 5. The campaign aims to provide insights and inspiration […]
GMO potato creator now fears its impact on human health
Of all the genetic engineers who have renounced the technology—Arpad Pusztai, Belinda Martineau, Thierry Vrain, John Fagan and Michael Antoniou, among others—Caius Rommens’ story may be the most compelling. Rommens was director […]
New cancer-risk study looks at value of organic food consumption
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine online suggests eating organic food could lower the risk of cancer, reports The Packer. In the study titled the “Association of Frequency of Organic Food Consumption With Cancer […]
New study: The key to human evolution may be… potatoes?
There’s been good news for potato lovers this week, with new research linking starchy food with humanity’s ascent to the top of the food chain. Science has finally gotten behind everyone’s favourite […]
