Italy: Not just wine, the European Union also wants to cancel the promotion of meat and cured meats

Published 2022년 2월 19일

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The European Union is considering a proposal to ban the promotion of meat and cured meats, a move opposed by Italy and 11 other countries. The proposal, which also includes the exclusion of wine due to health concerns, is causing concern for the Italian agri-food sector, which employs around 100,000 people and is valued at 20 billion. Italy's agricultural ministry has expressed its opposition to the proposal, arguing that it could lead to the criminalization of certain products and could have a negative impact on biodiversity, the economy, and employment, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the sector.

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Not just wine, the European Union also wants to cancel the promotion of meat and cured meats, hitting a leading sector of the Made in Italy agri-food sector, with the national butchery that offers jobs to about one hundred thousand people and is worth 20 billion. This is what Coldiretti denounces in reporting that the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the 27 countries on Monday 21 February placed on the agenda the presentation and discussion of a joint document on the European promotion policy of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary. , Ireland, Italy Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Hungary. Italy - underlines Coldiretti - under the pressure of Coldiretti animates the European front of 12 countries that oppose the revision of the products admitted to the promotion of the EU by the European Commission which aims at the exclusion of some sectors such as meat , cured meats and wine, considered dangerous for health. "We are satisfied that the Minister of Agriculture ...

Source: Coldiretti