Food labels must indicate plant - cabinet

(ANSA) - Rome, March 17 - Premier Paolo Gentiloni's government on Friday approved a decree that reintroduces the obligation for food labels to state the plant where the item was produced and packaged. The obligation had existed in Italian law but was scrapped following EU legislation on food labelling. The agriculture ministry said Italy has decided to reintroduce it to provide information to consumers and make it easier for the authorities to trace food production chains.