Some Italian products that represent the best of Italian food have ended up in the junk food category according to a new labeling system.
The U.K. has recently implemented a new system for labeling foods, which provides a colored sticker on the packaging: green for healthy products, yellow for those that should be eaten in small quantities, red for unhealthy products. The goal is to warn consumers against foods with high amounts of fat, sugar or salt.
However, some Italian products that represent the best of Italian food, like Parmesan cheese, Parma ham, Colonnata lard and extra virgin olive oil, have ended up in the “junk food” category (red sticker), sparking a protest from EU representatives for Italy at the latest European Council on consumers’ health.
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