Close encounters that really leave a bad taste in the mouth. One could thus begin in the face of this news which is not a hoax, but it really happened. Unfortunately. Often products are spread that apparently seem Italian. With a lot of "Italianized" label. But actually Made in Italy they have very little. And what happened to an English family is truly incredible. After cooking a sauce, they found a lizard's head inside the plate. Apparently it came from the jar they had bought in a supermarket of a well-known international chain.
A lizard head inside a plate
This misadventure was told by the same English family made up of a 47-year-old mother and two 20-year-old twin daughters. The bad experience happened during the lockdown period. On May 27, the woman and her daughters bought a jar of sauce to prepare a "vegan Bolognese". But when they started enjoying their meal, the bitter discovery. Within a dish they found the remains of a small lizard. Disgusted, they immediately reported to the supermarket. Claiming the lizard was inside the jar.
The report and a public apology
Certainly a lunch they will not easily forget. Also because it all happened in a difficult period for everyone, that of the pandemic, where the only possibility was to go out and go shopping. With the certainty of being able to find coupons products and quality. But apparently, unfortunately it would not have been. Even if the size of the lizard's head, as the woman declared, was very small, so much so that it didn't notice anything during the preparation. The family now awaits clarification. The supermarket chain has meanwhile launched an investigation.
Some hams produced in Italy 
Made in Italy specialties such as cheese and wine
How to recognize Italian products: our advice
Unfortunately, it's easy to say “Made in Italy". Our country, as we know, produces everything. But the quality is often masked. Or, as often happens, there are companies ready to falsify their productions by passing them off as Italian, when instead they have very little of our country. Therefore, it is necessary to be very careful and not trust only the brands that we may know but which are actually produced by fake companies. From a recent Coldiretti survey, certified products are increasing, or companies that make a specific request for the recognition of Made in Italy. But in a society where multinationals and large-scale distribution companies are on the increase, it becomes really difficult to be able to recognize true quality.
The legislation to protect Made in Italy exists so why not adopt it? There are techniques that can be used to avoid deception. First of all, for the most technological, it is possible download the "Made in Italy - Tap to scan" App, that reads the barcode of a product and understand if it is really Italian. And then read them carefully information on the label. First of all, the name and company name of the manufacturer or of whoever packages or sells the product. Still the list of ingredients and manufacturing batch. And then the written they must be clearly visible and clear. Better to choose Dop foods and those that declare 100% Italian origin.
