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Author: Carlo Petrini

Carlo Petrini is an Italian activist and writer. He is the founder of the Slow Food movement.

Italian Food’s UNESCO Heritage Has A Secret Ingredient: The Mixing

Post author By Gabriele MAGRO
Post date December 13, 2025

A plate of pasta on a table next to bottles of wine

UNESCO’s recognition highlights how migration, exchange, and diversity shaped Italian food, and why that legacy still matters today.

Tags cuisine, cultures, emigration, food, foodie, immigration, italian, mixed roots, national identity, tradition, typical

Food / Travel Future Green Society

When “Made In Italy” And Food Sovereignty Are A Recipe For Exploitation

Post author By
Post date July 21, 2024

Close up of a market stall and fresh produce. Tomatoes on the vine, and a price label. Mint Images/ZUMA

Following the horrific death of Satnam Singh, an Indian citizen working in Italian fields under slavery-like conditions, Carlo Petrini, founder of the International Slow Food Movement, reflects on how food sovereignty, a term dear to Giorgia Meloni and her far right government, exposes migrant workers to numerous perils, which can cost human lives.

Tags caporalato system, china, chinese tomatoes, dumping effect, fair trade practices, food, food sovereignty, food system dynamics, food systems, georgia meloni, immigrant labor, inhumane labor systems, italian foreign branding, italian identity, italian pasta production, italy, made in italy, ministry of agriculture, tomato imports

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