Made in Italy: The snatching of balsamic vinegar costs 1 billion

Published 2021년 2월 24일

Tridge summary

Slovenia's new regulation permits the production and sale of 'balsamic vinegar' from any wine vinegar mixed with concentrated must, a move criticized by Coldiretti, an Italian agricultural organization, for undermining European Union protections on Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) products. This situation is part of a broader issue of misrepresentation of 'Made in Italy' products, leading to a fraudulent industry worth over 100 billion euros. The fraud is especially prevalent in advanced countries, often with the use of inaccurate labels, recipes, and other indicators of Italian origin. Coldiretti emphasizes the need for EU action to safeguard the integrity of Italian food products, including balsamic vinegar, focusing on the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PDO and Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI, which are EU-recognized and protected.

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The unacceptable theft of the name of balsamic vinegar by Slovenia puts at risk a billion euros of consumer value and represents an attack on the entire system of quality Made in Italy. This is what Coldiretti denounces in commenting on the Slovenian government's decision to enact a regulation by which any mixture of wine vinegar with concentrated must can be called and sold as "balsamic vinegar". A choice, moreover already notified to the European Commission, which goes against - Coldiretti points out - the current community regulations that protect PDO and PGI and govern the labeling and consumer information system. Together with balsamic vinegar, the entire system of quality Made in Italy is therefore under attack and the same primacy of Italy which has 312 Dop / Igp / Stg specialties recognized at community level, in addition to 526 Doc / Docg and Igt wines. But the Slovenian initiative also risks swelling the international market for fake made in Italy, which already bills ...

Source: Coldiretti