The Sicilian blood orange consortium thanked foresters in Italy

In a note, the president of the Sicilian blood orange consortium, Gerardo Diana, thanked the Forestry Corps of the Sicily Region and Noras (Sicily agri-food regional operating unit) for the work of capillary checks that allowed the discovery of over 1000 kilos of oranges without traceability in the Palermo fruit and vegetable market. Protect Sicilian entrepreneurs “For some time now our consortium – says Diana – has been calling for a crackdown on food fraud and unfair competition. We thank the Forestry Corps of the Region and Noras for the constant checks that are carried out to protect Sicilian producers and entrepreneurs. The seizure of Palermo, with over a thousand kilos of untraced product, demonstrates how our production has to deal with wild competition that causes huge economic losses. ...