Dioxin contamination and illegal dumping of waste
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The Independent’s front page this morning offers a classic tale of externalities. For years residents of Campania have been found to be less healthy than residents in the rest of Italy. Mortality rates, particularly from some forms of cancer, are higher in the areas around Naples where the rubbish crisis is at its most severe. Now allegations are surfacing that the illegal dumping of waste in an area where waste management is under the control of the Mafia has caused excessive levels of dioxins to be found in Buffalo milk, one of the prime ingredients of mozzarella cheese beloved of pizza lovers around the world.
“The topping on a billion pizzas, the magic ingredient in a million salads, is at the centre of a major food scare involving pollution, corruption, the Mafia and southern Italy’s remarkable crisis in waste management.” In a separate piece, the Indy reports that “A recent report by Italy’s small business group estimated that the Mafia is the biggest business in Italy, with organised crime netting Mob bosses the equivalent of more than £63bn a year, or 7 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product.”
BBC news: Toxin scare hits mozzarella sales
New York Times: Italy’s Mozzarella Makers Fight Dioxin Scare
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