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Regional Act no. 12 of 2022. Recognition and promotion of the Mediterranean diet.

Country/Territory
Italy
Territorial subdivision
Sicilia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2022
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gazzetta Ufficiale Regione Siciliana no. 22/2022.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Agricultural development Cultural heritage Sustainable development Cooperative/producer organization Food quality control/food safety Local government Monitoring Nutrition Oils/oilseeds/fats Public health Public private partnership (PPP) Research School feeding Special dietary uses Traditional rights/customary rights
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Act, implementing articles 9 and 117 of the Constitution and the UNESCO Convention for the Protection of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, promotes the Mediterranean Diet as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, and enhances it through measures aimed at supporting the development of food and wine sectors characterised by the production and marketing of agricultural products with a short chain, in order to improve rural development and environmental sustainability. The Act concerns: respect and promotion of Sicilian cultural identity through the promotion of the Mediterranean Diet; promotion of Mediterranean Diet as a way to enhance geographical production areas; studies and research on the effects of the Mediterranean Diet on health and lifestyles; promotion of lifestyles based on the Mediterranean Diet as a model of proper nutrition and a prevention of nutrition-related social diseases; the spread of the use of products and specialties of the Mediterranean diet in canteens and in school-feeding; protection and sustainable management of natural, rural and historical landscapes, and the Mediterranean ecosystems; promotion of public-private partnerships in order to enhance the regional territory at national and international level.

Full text
Italian
Website
www.gurs.regione.sicilia.it