https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Some 3,000 boxes of "organic" women's panty liners have been yanked from the shelves in France and Canada after they were found to contain tiny amounts of pesticide, Italian manufacturer Corman said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160224/italy-made-panty-liners-found-with-traces-of-weed Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:57:52 +0100 italy-made-panty-liners-found-with-traces-of-weed The EU's top court slapped Italy with a giant €40 million fine on Tuesday for ignoring a seven-year-old ruling and failing to clean up illegal waste sites. https://www.thelocal.it/20141202/eu-court-hits-italy-with-giant-illegal-waste-fine Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:43:33 +0100 eu-court-hits-italy-with-giant-illegal-waste-fine Italian police have seized thousands of wheels of Parmesan, after milk used to produce the cheese was found to be contaminated. https://www.thelocal.it/20140620/thousands-of-toxic-parmesan-wheels-seized Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:56:00 +0200 thousands-of-toxic-parmesan-wheels-seized An Italian official was forced on Friday to reassure residents their water is safe to drink, after tests showed that toxic waste had leaked into the supply in the central region of Abruzzo. https://www.thelocal.it/20140328/abruzzo-water-is-no-longer-toxic-governor Fri, 28 Mar 2014 19:51:00 +0100 abruzzo-water-is-no-longer-toxic-governor A cardinal and bishops in Italy's so-called "Triangle of Death" have called for urgent action to tackle toxic mafia dumps blamed for rising cancer rates near Naples. https://www.thelocal.it/20140104/bishops-plea-for-aid-in-italys-triangle-of-death Sat, 04 Jan 2014 21:03:00 +0100 bishops-plea-for-aid-in-italys-triangle-of-death Anger is boiling over near Naples after revelations about toxic mafia dumps blamed for rising cancer rates that have prompted accusations the state is ignoring a vast public health crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20131121/toxic-mafia-dumps-sow-panic-near-naples Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:25:00 +0100 toxic-mafia-dumps-sow-panic-near-naples Police in Naples have seized more than three tons of bread that was produced amid "insects and mouse droppings" and in wood-burning ovens treated with "toxic varnish" in a raid on illegal bakeries run by a local mafia group. https://www.thelocal.it/20131021/police-seize-mafia-made-toxic-bread Mon, 21 Oct 2013 15:43:00 +0200 police-seize-mafia-made-toxic-bread Olympic swimming champion Federica Pellegrini is among the top Italian celebrities leading a social media campaign to stop the mafia from dumping toxic industrial waste in the Campania region around Naples. https://www.thelocal.it/20131003/celebrities-call-for-end-to-toxic-waste-near-naples Thu, 03 Oct 2013 14:06:00 +0200 celebrities-call-for-end-to-toxic-waste-near-naples Italian steel giant Ilva said it was being forced to suspend operations at seven plants on Friday and send 1,400 workers home because of a long-running legal row. https://www.thelocal.it/20130913/toxic-factory-shut-over-legal-row Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:29:33 +0200 toxic-factory-shut-over-legal-row Three tourists were admitted to hospital in the northern region of Veneto on Monday night for suspected food poisoning after eating salami. https://www.thelocal.it/20130723/tourists-fall-sick-after-eating-toxic-salami Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:20:00 +0200 tourists-fall-sick-after-eating-toxic-salami