In Pollenzo the conference "Food fraud: a global law perspective"

An event dedicated to food law and fraud

The conference of November 6, organized at the University of Gastronomic Sciences, was the occasion to disseminate the results of the research carried out by Lorenzo Bairati, Michele Antonio Fino and Elena Corcione, with particular reference to the topic of unfair commercial practices in communication of quality and agri-food sustainability and their legal consequences in terms of consumer protection and competition.

To complete our perspective (mostly focused on EU sources), the participation of external speakers at the conference was also planned (Lawyer Ferraris of the Turin Bar Association and Lt. Col. Raffaello Ciliento and Mar. Ord. Fabio Chiariello – Carabinieri Agri-food Protection Unit of Turin) who focused on the sources of domestic law.

The topics of discussion were greenwashing and Directive 2024/825 of 28 February 2024 on consumer empowerment for the green transition. At the centre of the debate were also the relationship between food fraud and Italian sounding, advertising self-discipline, the role of the AGCM and ordinary and administrative jurisdiction, in addition to commercial fraud in the wine sector.