Buffalo mozzarella, "the white gold of Campania", obtained from curds from Germany, tomato paste passed off as Italian but obtained by stretching Chinese puree, counterfeit Parma hams, cheeses packaged with spoiled waste, harmful to health, oil from from olives that are far from homegrown. Many of the symbolic products of Made in Italy and the Mediterranean diet, which are sold all over the world every day, are the new business of the Mafia, Camorra and 'Ndrangheta. It's called agromafia and it's a growing phenomenon, as shown by Eurispes estimates: 12,5 billion euros in turnover per year, while counterfeiting of Italian brands worldwide causes damage of 60 billion euros.
It is the first time in history that, in order to do business, they risk mass poisoning. At stake, however, is not only nutrition in the strict sense, but also one of our country's most precious resources: culture and the value of eating well. In an increasingly global market, with non-homogeneous rules, crime is capable of exploiting any loophole in the controls, coming to crack one of the pillars of the national economy. Mara Monti and Luca Ponzi reconstruct, with documents and sentences, the illicit trafficking linked to the food products that we bring to the table every day.
