Last year, 93 supermarket branded products were subject to alerts. In first place were Conad (with 17 cases), Penny Market (9) and Lidl (8). Among the big brand products were Aia chicken, Bauli filled cakes, Nutella ice cream, Simmenthal canned meat and Mareblu tuna, to name but a few. First cause of alert: Listeria monocytogenes. The Food Fact
I deliberately added the question mark: as a former distributor, I know perfectly well that Amazon does not have the capacity to carry fresh products throughout Italy. We will see what happens. Source
Off-trade and on-trade sales down in volume for Italian wine in the US between 2024 and 2023. TheItalian Wine Union 's Observatory has compiled Sipsource data on an annual basis, covering the retail and horeca channels. The decrease is 4.4 per cent, compared to the general trend for the entire market, which is even worse at -7.2 per cent Source
Read here. And indeed, someone asks the question : Why should we stop paying so little for eggs: 'politicians should ask themselves more forcefully some questions about the meaning of intensive production - especially agricultural production' (also because in the USA eggs are an everyday food, much cheaper than meat, and risk fuelling inflation).
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Honestly, we don't understand why: wine is bad for you, it gives you cancer, and dealcoholised wine can be a viable alternative in a sector that is declining due mainly to inflation but also to the changing tastes of young people.
Among producers, only Marchesi Antinori seems uninterested in the sector.
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Edited 22 January, updated 5 February 2025
The increase was mainly driven by an increase in volume, says the company. The growth in sales at constant network (excluding new stores) was 10.3 per cent...
In 2024 Action opened 352 shops: it now operates 2,912 shops in 12 European countries
Action sells mainly Non Food.
PFAS are present in 79% of drinking water samples analysed by Greenpeace Italy. The figure is alarming because we are talking about a large group of poly and perfluoroalkyl substances, some of which are classified as carcinogenic. If you think Greenpeace may have got it wrong, just look at what is happening beyond the Alps: two mass campaigns, made public on Thursday 23 January, and conducted separately by the consumer association UFC-Que Choice and the environmental NGO Generations Futures on the one hand, and the analysis laboratory Eurofins on the other, suggest that almost all French people are exposed to these toxic substances through their drinking water, and in the vast majority of cases at rates exceeding the theoretical quality threshold. PFAS: Drinking water in France is massively contaminated with 'eternal pollutants', especially in Paris. Read also : Bottled or tap water?
Airport authorities in Hamburg stopped a woman carrying a diabetic luggage containing no less than 90 kilos of the trendiest Cuban chocolate, the one with ultra-filled knefeh and pistachio.
The bar went viral last months on TikTok, so much so that it ended up in the ranking of the ten most ordered dishes in 2024 on Deliveroo...
According to German officials, their main concern was the health of the public, as the objects of desire bore no indication of ingredients or allergens.
And indeed, if you look at a packet (see below that of the chocolate on sale at Migros - CH) you cannot blame the German officials: the labelling is unclear.
Written 16 January, updated 24 January 2025
