Following the success of 2016 as the International Year of Pulses (IYP) promoted by the FAO, the UN General
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11th National Food Waste Prevention Day
5 February 2024
5 February is Italy’s National Food Waste Prevention Day, instituted by Last Minute Market’s Zero Waste (Spreco Zero) campaign under the auspices of the Ministry of the
Italian Cuisine’s UNESCO Intangible Heritage candidacy procedure is under way
23 December 2023
The organisations proposing the candidature of Italian Cuisine for UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage status
Annual theme for 2024 chosen
22 December 2023
The annual theme for 2024 was chosen during the most recent work meeting of the Franco Marenghi Study
AIG national prizes delivered
9 November 2023
The award ceremonies for the National Prizes assigned by the Académie Internationale de la Gastronomie (AIG) and for the Gianni Fossati Memorial Journalism Prize were both held on the 9th of November at the Hotel Principe di Savoia i
Third edition of the Gianni Fossati Prize
8 November 2023
This prize, in memory of the journalist Gianni Fossati who was the Academy’s First Vice-President, is dedicated to print journalists who champion Italian cuisine and promote Italian food of the highest calibre.
Chamber of Deputies approves cultivated meat ban
5 November 2023
A bill banning cultivated meat has been definitely approved by Italy’s Chamber of Deputies with 159 for, 53 against and 34 abstent