Italy: 10 tons of Egyptian artichokes and Spanish garlic were seized

Published 2024년 4월 8일

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In a concerted effort between March 20 and April 5, Italian regulatory bodies including the ICQRF, Carabinieri Command, Port Authority, Financial Police, and Customs and Monopolies Agency inspected over 8,100 tonnes of agri-food products, focusing particularly on the cereal sector. These inspections aimed to ensure the safety, quality, and proper labeling of products, leading to the seizure of mislabeled durum wheat semolina, unauthorized artichokes, and falsely labeled Italian garlic. This initiative highlights the Italian government's dedication to safeguarding the integrity of Made in Italy products and enforcing health standards and traceability.

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The results of the checks of the Joint Control Room in the agri-food sector, carried out in the period from 20 March to 5 April, have been made known. Over 8,100 tonnes were inspected, of which just under 7,000 tonnes relating only to the cereal sector and product samples were taken which will be subjected to analysis in the laboratories of the Central Inspectorate for Quality Protection and Fraud Repression (ICQRF). “Our agri-food products on sale in our national territory are among the safest in Europe. The checks, as demonstrated by the fortnightly reports released by the Joint Control Room, made up of ICQRF, the Carabinieri Command, the Port Authority, the Financial Police and the Customs and Monopolies Agency, which I thank for their efforts in these operations, are defense of quality and protection of citizens are constant. The Meloni Government is at the forefront to defend Made in Italy against imports from third countries that do not respect health standards, traceability ...

Source: Corriereortofrutticolo