Italy ‘Not Respecting Obligations’ to Eradicate Xylella, EU Says

The European Commission has sent Italy a letter as the first step of an infraction procedure, since “Italy is not fully respecting the obligations in the plan to eradicate Xylella,” Enrico Brivio, the European Commission spokesman for health and food safety, said.

Look for our update on the Xylella fastiodosa outbreak and accompanying feature on grove biosecurity in the December edition of Olivegrower & Processor.