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This report gives an overview of the Italian food retail and distribution sectors and outlines current market trends, including best product prospects.

On July 25, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its judgment that organisms created through many newer genome editing techniques are to be regulated....

On June 14, 2018, an agreement on the successor to the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) was reached for 2021-2030.

Italy is a world leading kiwifruit producer. According to the latest figures from the Italian Fresh Produce Service Centre (CSO), Italy’s marketing year (MY) 2017/18 kiwifruit production....

The EU Council formally adopted the text of the new Regulation on organic production and labeling of organic products.

On March 12, 2018, the EU alcoholic beverages industry presented a “joint’ self-regulatory proposal on nutrition labeling and ingredients listing to the European Commission.

This report is intended to supplement the FAS U.S. Mission to the EU’s Food & Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report with Italy-specific information.

Italy, as part of the European Community, has implemented EU regulations for the import of products of animal and plant origin.

The Italian food-processing industry continues to be highly fragmented, however, in recent years the sector has been characterized by the growing consolidation of smaller companies....