To the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Paolo De Castro, the resumption of imports by Japan of the buffalo mozzarella is further "evidence of 'effectiveness of the control system built with the European Union because - he said - only a few days ago there was a further meeting between the Commission and our European offices of the Italian Ministry of Health. " In short, De Castro assures, "you are going forward in complete harmony with the European Union." The fact that the situation has normalized with Japan is important, the minister added, "perchè purtroppo in questi casi si può creare confusione. Dobbiamo evitare che questo tipo di situazione si allarghi".
In realtà, in Corea del Sud e in Giappone non c'è stato alcun bando per la mozzarella di bufala "made in Italy", ma soltanto la richiesta di chiarimenti. Chiarimenti che sono arrivati, come dimostra il via libera all'import. I prodotti fermi alla dogana sia in Corea del Sud che in Giappone, in particolare a Tokyo e a Osaka, non sono stati comunque oggetto di analisi che hanno rivelato la presenza di diossina.
L'allarme, come noto, è scattato dai casi di positività alla diossina riscontrati in alcuni campioni di latte e mozzarella di bufala prelevati in alcune aree della Campania. I valori di diossina riscontrati nel formaggio sono comunque molto bassi, ha subito assicurato Andrea Cozzolino, assessore alle Attività produttive della Regione Campania: infatti, "il tetto massimo della diossina è di 3 picogrammi per grammo di latte e sono stati trovati valori di 3,2-3,3 picogrammi", dunque di poco superiori al limite previsto dalle normative europee. Indici riscontrati nelle mozzarelle e nel latte presso 25 caseifici su centotrenta controllati. Tutte le ottantatre aziende agricole fornitrici dei 25 caseifici sono state rintracciate e sottoposte a sequestro cautelare per impedire qualsiasi rischio in attesa di conoscere gli esiti delle analisi che evidenzieranno la effettiva provenienza del latte risultato positivo all'esame della diossina. Invece prima l'autorità Agricultural and Veterinary Medicine, Singapore has stopped the sale of Italian buffalo mozzarella and then the General Administration of Quarantine of the Chinese government has banned imports of Italian mozzarella and determined that all other types of Italian cheese must undergo laboratory testing before being allowed their entry into China. Italian diplomacy is already at work and the Italian Ambassador to China Riccardo Sessa, on instructions from Rome, urged Chinese authorities to remove the import ban. As for the weight of Italian exports to China, Sessa has assured that it is quantity "symbolic" and that Italy will provide the necessary guarantees on the quality Italian products and in particular the buffalo mozzarella, which, being a PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) responds to specific production rules approved by the European Union.
From € 48 million from sales abroad, accounting for 16 per cent of turnover in the sector (which amounts to 300 million euro) is not easy to extrapolate the figure in value of the mozzarella sold in China as well because, as explained a note in the Consortium for DOP buffalo mozzarella (which, with the agriculture office of the Embassy of China in Rome has long been a negotiation in progress), "is that all the mozzarella cheese fresh spun paste can not Chinese cross the border because of the quarantine imposed three weeks of the customs authorities. "These restrictions make it, in fact, difficult to export fresh produce to China. The quarantine was imposed because it is feared to import a bacteria, Enterobacter sakazakii that, according to figures provided by the Consortium, is not present in the bacterial flora of Mediterranean areas. Meanwhile, the checks being carried out are defined as "necessary" for the head of the Centre of Reference of the World Health Organization (WHO) Walter Pasini. "The checks on all of the dairies are fine - looks Pasini - because the sample is not representative of the universe and can never cover an area does not reflect the totality of the production company. "But after the tests as required by Pasini, we must understand where it comes from the dioxin that" there should be no milk nor in other foods. "In light of these measures, according to Coldiretti," there are all the conditions for a serious diplomatic initiative that can combat the decisions taken on the basis of the important activities carried out certification and control, to limit the damage caused by a series of contradictory statements that have created confusion and uncertainty among consumers at the national level of international ". Undersecretary for Health, Gian Paolo Patta," mozzarella is a healthy and controlled. "
source: ildenaro.it
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