The production of raw milk cheeses

The ministerial circular with the new guidelines on raw milk productions has raised considerable concerns not only among producers but also among professionals in the sector.

AIDA, has prepared an open letter to the Ministry that is open for other associations to sign.

Attached is the text to which you can adhere by sending approval mail with your logo to info@associazione-aida.org

To the C.A. of the Ministry of Health

Viale Giorgio Ribotta, 5 – 00144 – Rome

SUBJECT: Open letter regarding raw milk cheese production.

The Italian Agroecology Association (AIDA), with the support of the signatory associations of the

this letter, intends to make a thoughtful contribution with respect to the situation that is being created

around the issue of raw milk cheese production, from the perspective that the

distinguishes, geared toward looking in an integrated way at the health of people, animals, and

Of ecosystems. The measures by which the Ministry of Health intends to manage the risk from Escherichia

STEC coli and the media hype developed around the issue will indeed have multiple

repercussions on this mode of production. A technology of which the following highlights the

benefits to human health and the balance of production systems and the environmental contexts in which they

are placed, as well as their relevance to the socio-economic fabric of so many Italian territories.