Farmers' association Coldiretti
protested in Naples on Wednesday against foreign food imports,
and said that two out of three pizzas aren't made with 100%
Italian ingredients, among which figure mozzarella produced in
Lithuania and tomato sauce made in China.
"There's no longer time to waste, we need to finally make
public the commercial influx of base ingredients coming from
abroad so that consumers know the names of the companies that
use foreign ingredients," said Coldiretti President Roberto
Moncalvo.
Coldiretti organised the demonstration at Naples'
Palabarbuto indoor sports stadium, where many farmers came out
with their tractors to promote the benefits of the Mediterranean
diet and raise awareness of foreign food imports replacing
typical Italian products.
The farmers' organisation also issued a "black list" of the
most contaminated food imports, based on data from the European
Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
The top three foods on that list were Chinese broccoli,
which registered 92% for chemical residue, followed by parsley
from Vietnam at 78%, and basil from India at 60%.
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