Even breeders Latte Maremma in the demonstration against Lactalis, the largest French company owner of the Italian Parmalat, Galbani, Invernizzi, Vallelata and Cademartori. Leading manufacturers of Maremma in defense of milk "Made in Italy" the president of the Consortium, Fabrizio Tistarelli. The event - which began Saturday morning - at the gates of the plant in Ospedaletto Lodigiano of Galbani, wants to draw attention to an industry led to the collapse of the strong competition from Eastern European countries and because of the closure, in a few years, more than four thousand stalls Italian.
"Ours is not a protest against our European colleagues and even against the free market - said Fabrizio Tistarelli - we are here today to say enough to blackmail and defend the real Made in Italy". The largest concentration in a few hands of the production and marketing of products such as milk and cheese - but applies to all the agri-food - by relying on legislation lacking in consumer protection, can sell as Italian what Italian is not. Armed with this, corporations no longer need to have a commodity Italian. Here that impose a price in line with the foreign supply but that for Italian breeders is lower to the same production costs. So, first you pay only thirty-three cents that liter of milk which then simply packaged, is sold to a euro and fifty. Hence the closures.
"Our activities - continues Tistarelli - can not be compared to the mechanisms of efficentamento own industry, we produce food and not bolts. And the quality and safety of this are not eligible nor savings and no shortcuts. We want to continue to serve the best to our consumers. Our strength is precisely this. If others think otherwise at least declare on the label. " Here comes strongly out the labeling issue and manage the so-called made in Italy on which the very Consortium Latte Maremma producers are fighting a close battle for almost a year against an attitude both national and EU considered too favorable to those who can mislead consumers.
"That being the case - concludes Tistarelli - he continues to come in from all over Italy and more. I refer to the rehydrated milk, sterilized but also to curds ready to make us cheese and so on. Obviously, everything at bargain prices, but that with a lever offer excellent advertising sales and thus high profits. Clear and honest labeling is essential to enable the consumer can choose consciously and really what is going to buy and bring to the table of the house. "
[Source: ilgiunco.net]
