amounted to € 18 million the value of the seizures made by police of Nas in the wine sector for 2010. A 'four inspection found irregularities: 25% of total 1032 inspections during which the soldiers have seized 12.8 million liters of wine "not up to standard" and 43,100 packages, including barrels and bottles. There are 45 people taken to court, 233 as reported to the administrative authority and closed 20 facilities, 2% for serious misconduct. Dilution, added sugar, colorings and antifermentatives, marketing wines other than those stated on the label:
trade fraud is among the crimes most often with the storage of wine in a bad state and
the scam itself. Among the administrative offenses: unlawful labeling and the lack of traceability. Sicily, Lazio, Tuscany, Piedmont and Puglia
the regions most affected. "The 2010 data says that the phenomenon is always present, although there is some improvement," said Dario Praturlon, official analysis of the Department of Central Command Nas. In 2009, in fact, were seized 3.4 million liters of wine in 435mila packs, valued at 8 million, with the closure of 67 facilities, 40 criminal charges and 271 administrative offenses totals about 982 inspections. "This year, increased seizures of bulk wine - Praturlon says - but we found the wine in a better condition, as shown by the decrease of closed structures: 20 versus 67 in 2009." The wine industry is
better, then, compared to other sectors such as oil and meat. "Consortium of Self-control, stricter rules on certification of DOCG, DOC and IGT, the increase in certified companies demonstrate that something is working. The scandals of methanol wine are now a distant memory. "controls on wine representing 3% of the total inspections in the food sector were 33,688 with 47 arrests, 2,472 criminal complaints and 9,725 administrative penalties. The military has seized 23,800 tons of food, 16.8 million units, 33,820 animal heads by placing the seals on 1,275 structures valued at 105 million euro.
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