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Over 70 thousand checks 1142 interventions outside national borders concerning in particular the control activities for e-commerce on the web to protect Geographical Indications 22 million kg of goods seized for a value of over 21 million euros. The 2020 Report of the operational activity of the Central Inspectorate for the Repression of Fraud ICQRF is online on the Mipaaf website with details on the interventions against fraud Italian sounding phenomena and counterfeiting to the detriment of Made in Italy agri-food and consumers and in fight against agri-food crime. Out of 37508 operators inspected and 77080 products checked the irregularities concerned 11 of the products and 7.4 of the samples analyzed. Data that confirm how the quality of our products is safeguarded by an effective control system.The ICQRF Report shows that despite the difficulties due to the pandemic crisis in progress the Inspectorate managed in 2020 to ensure a number of checks in positive evolution compared to previous years highlighting the quality and guarantee of our products agri-food products on the national market and on international markets said the Minister of Agricultural Policies Stefano Patuanelli. The defense of agri-food production the protection of the quality and wholesomeness of food the fight against unfair practices the intense supervision of the control activities of geographical indication products the analytical activities of laboratories to protect quality central elements in the activities carried out and confirm the quality of the Italian control system and the positioning of the ICQRF among the main anti-fraud authorities in food worldwide.Over 90 of the controls concerned food products and about 10 of technical means for agriculture feed fertilizers seeds plant protection products. 159 reports of crime and 4119 administrative disputes to which are added 4762 warnings issued to operators. Furthermore as the sanctioning authority for numerous violations in the agri-food sector also contested by other supervisory authorities the ICQRF issued 1899 orders for payment orders for an amount of approximately 17 million euros.Internationally and on the web as an ex officio authority for PDO PGI productsand contact body in the EU for Italy in the wine sector the Inspectorate activated 1142 interventions in 2020 1079 in particular thanks to the continuous collaboration with the web marketplaces Alibaba Amazon Ebay and Rakuten which with 99 of successes have allowed Italy to guarantee our designations of origin the same protection against counterfeiting as for private brands.
