With its economy in tatters, Italy's cultural heritage was beginning to suffer. Then some patriotic moguls stepped in, writes Barbie Latza Nadeau

ITALIAN police confiscated 70,000 balls of mozzarella in Turin after consumers noticed the milky-white cheese quickly developed a bluish tint when the package was opened, authorities said.

EUROPE got it right on all counts with its decisions on anti-obesity health promotional food labelling, according to one leading food industry figure.