Italian supply chain: Wine, meat, and cured meats are under attack

Published 2023년 10월 23일

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Coldiretti, an Italian farmers' association, and Filiera Italia, a consortium representing agri-food companies, are urging the Italian Minister of Agriculture to oppose proposed EU cuts to the promotion of wine, meat, ham, and beer. They argue that these cuts would harm the Mediterranean diet and "Made in Italy" products, and go against the EU's commitment to protecting citizens' health. The organizations fear that the penalties would disproportionately benefit imported products with lower environmental and quality standards, posing a threat to Italian agriculture and businesses.

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No to EU cuts on the promotion of wine and meat, ham and beer which affect basic components of the Mediterranean diet and Made in Italy. This is the appeal of the president of Coldiretti Ettore Prandini and the managing director of Filiera Italia Luigi Scordamaglia to the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry the Hon. Francesco Lollobrigida in reference to the discussion on 25 October of the 2024 annual work program in the scope of the EU agricultural products promotion policy. The proposal - Coldiretti and Filiera Italia denounce - implicitly discourages EU support for the promotion of foods such as red and processed meat and alcoholic beverages on the internal market. A dangerous drift in the European Union's proper commitment to protecting the health of citizens which must not, however, translate into simplistic decisions that risk unfairly criminalizing individual products regardless of the quantities consumed. Nutritional balance - specify Coldiretti and ...

Source: Agricolae