ROME - "The protection of the Italian food and wine heritage is a priority of the Government, therefore, also in this case, we will do everything possible to defend the Balsamic Vinegar of Modena against these undue attacks".
Thus the Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies Stefano Patuanelli after the alarm raised by the protection consortium, who explained that the Slovenian Government has notified the EU Commission a national technical standard for the production and marketing of Vinegars which, "in addition to in stark contrast to EU standards and to the principle of harmonization of European law ", tries to transform the name 'aceto balsamico' into a product standard.