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Bad gelati could be illegal under new Italian law – Sydney Morning Herald
The senate is debating heavy fines for ice-cream makers who inflate their scoops with compressed air to make it fluffier.
However, industrial ice-cream can sometimes be up to 80 per cent compressed air, which has been pumped into the mixture. Critics say that this means consumers end up paying for air. According to official estimates, the ice cream sector has a business value of about 1 billion ($1.5 billion) and represents one of the strongest Italian brands abroad.
According to Stefano Ferrara, one of Italys top 50 ice-cream makers listed by food and wine authority Gambero Rosso, some of those who call themselves…
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