04/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 29 February, the European Commission confirmed that it had begun infringement proceedings against Italy on olive oil labelling. A letter of formal notice has been sent because Italian law requires companies to indicate where the olive oil for the Italian market comes from. “We believe this is not in line with Community law, which provides for an optional labelling system, not a compulsory one,” said the spokeswoman for Agriculture Commissioner...