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NewsScotti's Venere Rice arrives on the tables of Croatia and Slovenia
The new commercials for the product campaign will be on air until January 2023
Dario Scotti had anticipated it to the microphones of EFA News on the occasion of the last Cibus fair and now the project is taking shape. The supply chain and world exclusive agreement signed by Riso S... more
NewsNutritional label: roundtable at the European Parliament
Organised by the Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union
The Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union organised on 26th Octuber at the European Parliament the “Politics meets Nutrition Science” roundtable hosted by Vice President hon. Pina Pic... more
NewsNutri-Score banned by Italian Anti-trust authority
Carrefour will only be able to use it with special warnings for consumers
The Italian Competition Authority, AGCM, announced on Thursday 4 August that Nutri-Score can not be used in Italy without some warnings for consumers, and obliged Carrefour and other distributors using... more
NewsCarrefour Italia won’t carry out Nutriscore on Italian products, PDO and IGP
In compliance with the Antitrust resolution that bound the group to use it rarely, informing consumers
Carrefour Italy is lining up with the instruction of the Antitrust Autorhity on the Nutriscore issue, the new ‘traffic light’ labeling that could possibly be imposed by the UE on food, which continues to... more
NewsThe first ship loaded with grain left Odessa
The unblocking of ports reopens to trade in Ukrainian cereals: 16 merchant ships ready to sail from the 3 ports
The first ship loaded with grain left today from the Ukrainian port of Odessa. The freighter, flying the flag of Sierra Leone, left the quay this morning with its precious cargo of cereals that it will... more
NewsIFAD, Avaro Lario is the new president
From 1 October, he will remain in office for 4 years
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) elected its CFO, Alvaro Lario, as its new president, choosing a private sector investment advocate to lead the UN agency in the fight against... more
NewsMcDonald's: $ 1.3B agreement with the French tax authorities
To settle a tax dispute and avoid a lengthy trial
McDonald's agreed to pay around $ 1.3 billion in fines and back taxes to settle a tax dispute in France and avoid a lengthy trial. The details of the deal will be discussed in a court hearing, the Wall... more
News‘Urbani Tartufi’ celebrates 170 years
Olga Urbani: ‘We have revolutionized the market by bringing the preciousness of earth’s black gold all throughout the world’
This year the Umbria region based company ‘Urbani Tartufi’ celebrates an important milestone: 170 years in which the early days of the long-established company are celebrated. The truffle preservation com... more
NewsEuropean Commission authorizes two new geographical indications
They are lentils from Onano (Italy) and Hohenloher Birnenbrand (a German distillate)
This week the Commission approved two new Protected Geographical Indications (PGI): the Italian "Lenticchia di Onano" was added to the existing list of 1579 agricultural and food products, while the German... more
NewsBlocking of ports: the agreement between Russia and Ukraine arrives
Nearly two hundred million kilograms of corn for animal feed released, destined for Italy
The agreement on a corridor for the passage of ships loaded with cereals from Odessa also unlocks almost two hundred million kilos of corn for animal feed destined for Italy which are still in Ukrainian... more
NewsPaluani crisis: rescue offer from Sperlari
The bankruptcy court will analyze it in the June 10 hearing
Sperlari's offer for the rescue of the Paluani confirmed. The Veronese confectionery group controlled by the Campedelli family has filed with the Court of Verona the proposal received from the Cremonese... more
NewsWheat: Ukraine's ports still blocked
Yesterday Draghi-Putin phone call does not avert the food crisis
The war between Russia and Ukraine could last for years, with deleterious effects in various sectors around the world: the rise in the price of raw materials, blocked ports, world hunger. For this reason,... more
NewsWheat: it is alarming about the drop in world production
Climate, war in Ukraine and Putin's blockade on fertilizers are weighing on them
The world grain harvest drops to 775 million tons due to the explosive mix of climate change and war that has cut sowing in Ukraine and spiked the cost of fertilizers, affecting global yields. This is... more
NewsFormer food: processing into feed is the key to the future
Valentina Massa, president of the European Former Foodstuff Processors Association, explains
Feed more people with high quality and sustainable food, maintaining all best practices to reduce waste and increase efficiency while respecting the environment. This is the main challenge that food &... more
NewsIllva: legal battle with Lidl on Disaronno
Causes in Italy and Germany. The subject of the dispute is Armilar, a liqueur produced in Modena by Casoni
Illva accuses Lidl of having copied, produced and marketed in Italy and in Europe an amaretto marked out to its historic Disaronno: a liqueur that, in the package, would replicate the original in a deceptive... more
NewsNutritional profiles: from the EFSA rejection for the Nutri-Score
Federalimentare: "confirmed the goodness of the Italian position on front pack and bowl labeling"
"The new opinion of EFSA on nutritional profiles confirms the goodness of the Italian position on labeling on the front of the pack and reject the Nutriscore algorithm". This was stated in a Federalimentare... more
NewsMondelēz, accusations of child exploitation against the American multinational company
Children aged around 10 employed on cocoa plantations in Ghana
Mondelēz International has fallen into the eye of the storm. Accusations of child exploitation in some corporate sites based in Ghana weigh on the US multinational of food products. On Monday, April 4,... more
NewsG7 Ministers: Di Maio today and tomorrow in Brussels
There are many topics on the agenda including Ukraine-Russia, sanctions, food
The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio will be in Brussels today and tomorrow to participate in meetings of the foreign ministers of the G7 and NATO countries.... more
NewsAgriculture 4.0: ultrasound and software to treat vines
It is called "Kattivo", and was born from the partnership between two important Chianti wineries
Eliminate waste in the vineyard, treat vines with less pesticides, save water and create new jobs in the precision agriculture sector. All this was discussed at the final conference of the Kattivo project... more
NewsEverything is ready for the 1st European Rice Congress
The start today; leitmotif, the sustainability of European rice production/Annex
The delegations of Italy, France and Portugal, the countries promoting the "Sustainable Eu Rice - Don't Think Twice!" Campaign, are ready to kick off, today 29 March 2022, the first edition of the European... more
NewsUkraine: Africa and Middle East dependent for grain up to 100%
Filiera Italia: “the consequences should not be underestimated. Europe sets the goal of producing more food"
"While the European Commission continues to take one step forward and one backward on the increase of agri-food production in the countries of the European Union, despite the clear invitation of the heads... more
NewsNestlé under pressure for operations in Russia
The group will suspend the promotion of brands such as KitKat and Nesquik
Nestlé's first partial withdrawal from the Russian market: the Swiss food giant has in fact decided to limit its activities in the country to essential products such as infant and hospital nutrition,... more
NewsElior starts a partnership with Never Give Up
A collaboration aimed at raising awareness on eating disorders, which will be developed through online talks and in schools
On the occasion of the lilac bow day which falls on March 15, dedicated to raising awareness and information on eating disorders, Elior, a company engaged in catering that serves over 30 million meals... more
NewsHungary restricts exports of cereals
Italmopa: "without the immediate withdrawal of the measure, the production of flour in Italy is at risk"
The Italian milling industry will no longer be able to guarantee the production of soft wheat flours in the volumes required by the market, should the unfortunate Hungarian decision to apply restrictions... more
NewsUkraine. From Crédit Agricole solidarity fund of 10 mln
All employees of the group internationally will be able to contribute
A 10 million euro international solidarity fund was launched by the Crédit Agricole Group in support of Ukrainian citizens to deal with the current emergency situation, giving all Group employees the... more
NewsUkraine crisis: sunflower oil at risk within a month
With the current trend in consumption, stocks are destined to run out
The Ukrainian crisis also hits the seed oil industry hard, particularly in the sunflower segment. Within a month, with the current trend in consumption, stocks are destined to run out. Underlining the... more
NewsSlovenian balsamic: the question comes to the Senate
The appeal of the consortia meets the support of the senators: "start the infringement procedure against Slovenia"
The spotlight is rekindled on the Slovenian question which has been affecting the Modena balsamic vinegar sector for over a year and which has met the full support of the entire Italian political and institutional... more
NewsCrédite Agricole Italy: fine by the Antitrust for improper practices
$1 million fine for suggesting more expensive wire transfers on the app
The Antitrust Authority closed an investigation procedure against Credit Agricole Italia Spa, imposing an administrative fine of 1 million euros. According to the Authority, the bank "limited the freedom... more
NewsFrom Ukrainian producers and companies food to the most vulnerable
Kiev government reports: 1 million food parcels are on the way
The government of Kiev made it known yesterday in a note: "At the request of the Minister of Social Policies of Ukraine Maryna Lazebna and with the assistance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Ukrainian... more
NewsThe new CAP 2023-2027: future scenarios for the livestock sector
Round table by Assocarni, Coldiretti and Msd Animal Health
"The Italian breeding model is made of balance in terms of animal welfare, environmental sustainability, circular economy and environmental protection and despite this it is one of the sectors most penalized... more