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Coldiretti tells Expo about food crime
'Big business, must be prosecuted'
29 July, 17:24
(ANSA) - MILAN, JULY 29 - Food-related crimes rake in some
15.4 billion euros and affect complex sectors of food production
and distribution with a significant impact on the economy, the
environment and health, noted Coldiretti farmers association
chief Roberto Moncalvo said at the Expo world's fair.
Moncalvo said the time has come to consider including
agricultural crimes in the penal code in order to curb them.
Such crimes should include agro-piracy (selling food with counterfeit labels) and food-related health disasters (such as selling expired food), he said in presenting a set of proposed guidelines for reform in the food and agriculture sector.
"Food fraud and counterfeiting have become a criminal business and should be prosecuted," he said. "The sector requires specific protections".(ANSA).
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Such crimes should include agro-piracy (selling food with counterfeit labels) and food-related health disasters (such as selling expired food), he said in presenting a set of proposed guidelines for reform in the food and agriculture sector.
"Food fraud and counterfeiting have become a criminal business and should be prosecuted," he said. "The sector requires specific protections".(ANSA).
