(ANSA) – ROME, JANUARY 26 – The Minister of Agricultural and Meals Sovereignty, Francesco Lollobrigida, stated on Thursday that he would give his Irish counterpart a bottle of wine at an EU assembly on Monday to reassure him that Italy has no intention of of harming his well being amid Italian resistance to the Irish proposal. well being warnings on wine bottles.
Lollobrigida stated he would see Charlie McConalogue at an Agrifish summit in Brussels and “lay out our arguments to him, assured that we are able to discover widespread floor and overcome our variations.”
Italy says it may possibly refer the Irish plans to the World Commerce Group saying the well being warnings on wine are extreme and that alcohol abuse alone could cause liver illness and most cancers, whereas average ingesting is sweet for you.
Lollobrigida stated he would assist McConalogue perceive Italy’s opposition to the labels “additionally by giving him a bottle of wine to indicate that we’ve no intention of harming his well being.”
Eire’s proposed well being warnings on wine bottles quantity to an “unacceptable stigma” that Italy will fight in session with different main producers comparable to France and Spain, Lollobrigida stated.
Lollobrigida, the great-nephew of the late display screen diva Gina, stated he would contact Well being Minister Orazio Schillaci about the right way to block Irish labels.
“Our place is obvious. Any label that stigmatizes the results of wine on human well being is unacceptable. We need to restore the reality. The Irish measure is just not justified by any scientific proof,” stated Lollobrigida, who beforehand famous the optimistic results for the well being of a average consumption of wine.
He stated that Rome would “open channels with France and Spain” on this battle. (ANSA).
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