Brussels, 06/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - The new regulation abolishing 26 marketing standards for fruit and vegetables came into force on 1 July (see EUROPE 9932). According to COPA-COGECA Secretary general Pekka Pesonen, “European marketing standards for fruit and vegetables guaranteed market transparency and gave operators a common voice in determining uniform parameters for fruit and vegetables”. In addition, the standards meant that fruit and vegetables imported into the European Union...