'No diktat to Italy on powdered milk'

(ANSA) - Rome, June 30 - EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan on Tuesday said the EU "isn't issuing a diktat to Italy" regarding the use of powdered and condensed milk in cheeses.
    "There's an investigation underway following a complaint from an Italian producer against the restriction of free circulation of goods made with condensed milk," Hogan said, during a joint hearing before the Italian Senate and House Agricultural Committees of European Politics.
    "We've written to the Italian authorities about it and we are waiting for a response," Hogan said, adding that the investigation doesn't regard mozzarella or products protected with a Designation of Origin (DOP) or Protected Geographical Indication (IGP).