Safety in Wine Production: A Pilot Study on the Quality Evaluation of Prosecco Wine in the Framework of UE Regulation

In Italy, wine production is considered a sector of excellence, where the wines' appreciable sensory features are favored by environmental factors, including weather and climate conditions, which benefit territories with a specific vocation. The whole chain involves many economic and agri-food...

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Published in:	International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 17; no. 9; p. 3283
Main Authors:	Marcotrigiano, Vincenzo, Cinquetti, Sandro, Flamini, Riccardo, De Rosso, Mirko, Ferraro, Luca, Petrilli, Saverio, Poggi, Matilde, Dettori, Alessandro, De Polo, Anna, De Giglio, Osvalda, Orsi, Giovanni Battista, Montagna, Maria Teresa, Napoli, Christian
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 08-05-2020 MDPI
Subjects:	Agribusiness Agricultural production Agriculture Bottling Climatic conditions Critical point Environmental factors Federations Food chains Food Industry - standards Food processing industry Food Safety Fungicides Herbicides Identification methods Insecticides Italy Legislation Pesticides Pilot Projects Plant protection Production methods Quality assessment Raw materials Residues Risk assessment Sulfur Weather Wine Wine - analysis Wineries & vineyards Italy food safety risk assessment wine production plant protection products
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Summary:	In Italy, wine production is considered a sector of excellence, where the wines' appreciable sensory features are favored by environmental factors, including weather and climate conditions, which benefit territories with a specific vocation. The whole chain involves many economic and agri-food sector operators, and requires an in-depth assessment of specific risks for identifying critical points, keeping the entire production process under control, and ensuring product traceability. This article describes the results of a pilot study conducted in the Prosecco DOCG (Designations of Controlled and Guaranteed Origin) area, concerning the detection of residues of plant protection products in fifty wine bottles. Although considerably below the maximum residue levels, all the samples tested were positive, ranging from two to five active substances detected in each sample. In addition to the provisions of the European Community legislation, this paper critically evaluates some best practices models that are already used by the Wine Federations of Italy, with the aim of identifying advantages of and areas for improvement in production methods, applicable to raw materials reception, rasping, storage, and bottling phases, in order to guarantee product safety and quality.
ISSN:	1660-4601 1661-7827 1660-4601
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph17093283