We were chatting about the production of mozzarella in another thread and I did a bit of research and came across this rather shocking report. The report is a few years old so I don't know what action has been taken:
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In farms across Italy, buffaloes are subjected to appalling treatment. Why? To make buffalo mozzarella, one of Italy’s most sought-after exports, which we in Britain enjoy in everything from pizzas to salads.
Italy produces around 37,000 tons of mozzarella a year and Britain is one of the main places of export.
But appalling new footage, secretly filmed on Italian farms by undercover investigators from an animal welfare charity, exposes the shocking levels of cruelty involved in the production of the premium mozzarella so enjoyed by middle-class Brits.
This cheese, made from buffalo milk in and around the southern Italian region of Campania, is one of an elite band of products given special protection under European law to distinguish them from imitators.
Exposed-The-cruel-farms-Italy-buffaloes-subjected-appalling-treatment-ll-mozzarella-life.html