According to the magistrate, the use of fast-growing breeds allowed a herd of 4,000 pigs to save around 150,000 euro per cycle.
However, the benefits of this malfeasance were also shared by the other players in the chain. The alleged offences are fraud in trade and counterfeiting of the PDO ham designation.
The thesis of fraud is confirmed in a second interview given by Fabio Gentilini, commander of the Udine Nas who followed the investigation….
A sentence that raises more than one perplexity for those who spend 40-50 €/kg to buy a product that should be of high quality.
