Tobacco, Patuanelli: ‘It is essential to monitor counterfeiting to implement responses’

“It is clear that all activities aimed at combating offenses will always see the Ministry at their side, in particular in the tobacco sector which has smuggling and the fight against this phenomenon as an important component”. Thus the Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, Stefano Patuanelli, during his speech. The minister then also recalled the importance of supply chain agreements to give a perspective to tobacco growers in Italy: “a sector that in recent years has undergone a regression in the production capacities that we all know but which tends to collaboration between producers and transformers. I am very happy with the work Philip Morris is doing in our country, this collaboration is able to guarantee producers a certain outlet on the market, a purchasing capacity on the part of converters guaranteed with Philip Morris over a three-year plan, unfortunately not all of them behave in the same way, we try to be a stimulus for this to happen “.” I believe – concluded Patuanelli – that the constant ability to monitor how the elements of counterfeiting move on the market is fundamental because only through the ability to analyze what happens you can implement responses and then give to those who are delegated to control idon and contrast tools “.