Topic: Luca Zaia

Critics trash McDonald's nationalist food bid

Reuters US Online Report Oddly Enough - 216 days ago
ROME (Reuters) - Fast food chain McDonald's has teamed up with the Italian government to cook up a hamburger with a national twist, but the unusual initiative is giving some food lovers cultural indigestion.The "McItaly," hawked with the slogan "McDonald'

Italian agriculture chief blasts food speculation

AP News - 321 days ago
Italian agriculture chief criticizes role of market speculation on food pricesItalian Agriculture Minister Luca Zaia called Thursday for a ban on speculation in the financial markets on the price of food.Zaia, whose nation holds the rotating chair of the

Italian minister: OK to drink (a little) and drive

AP News - 373 days ago
Outrage in Italy after agriculture minister backs drinking wine and drivingShould two glasses of wine disqualify someone from getting behind the wheel? Italy's agricultural minister says no — and has ignited a storm of criticism.Minister Luca Za

Bad fish: Italy seizes tons of spoiled seafood

AP News - 618 days ago
Italy confiscates tons of spoiled, fake seafood over Christmas in series of raidsItalian authorities confiscated 160 metric tons (176 tons) of spoiled or fake seafood across Italy in a series of raids over the past two weeks, officials said Tuesday.Agricu