FACT FOCUS: Social media falsely claims heatwave threatens Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and bank
The consortium said storage remains secure as operators reported a 30% jump in cooling energy use and no risk to 500,000 wheels.
- The Parmigiano Reggiano consortium and warehouse operator MGT confirmed that extreme heat poses no risk to the prized cheese, refuting recent social media claims that threatened storage operations.
- Social media accounts amplified false reports of a "Great Parmesan Crisis" allegedly threatening the "cheese banks" where wheels are stored as collateral during Italy's extreme heat across the Emilia Romagna region.
- MGT, which stores 500,000 cheese wheels valued at 300 million euros , reported that energy consumption rose 30% due to investments in high-efficiency refrigeration and photovoltaic systems.
- Despite summer temperatures regularly nearing 40 degrees Celsius , General Manager Giancarlo Ravanetti stated neither the cheese nor operations face risk, anticipating no long-term consequences.
- Acknowledging the "long-standing challenge" of heatwaves, the Parmigiano Reggiano consortium notes yields can fall by around 10%, though farms supplying 70% of milk use fans and water-spraying systems.
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While Italy sank into a period of extreme heat, and on social networks falsely wrote about the impact of the heat on the production of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and about a regional bank that keeps cheese rings as collateral for loans.
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FACT FOCUS: Social media falsely claims heat wave threatens Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and bank
Social media reports have exaggerated the impact of extreme heat on Parmigiano Reggiano cheese production and storage. Claims of a "Great Parmesan Crisis" threatening both the cheese and Italy's cheese banks are unfounded. Credito Emiliano S.p.A, which uses cheese as…
Social media falsely claims heatwave threatens Italian cheese and bank
MILAN — As Italy has been plunged into a period of extreme heat, social media accounts amplified and falsified reports about the impact on the production of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and a regional bank that stores the cheese wheels as collateral for loans.
Italy’s heat wave sparked cheese panic online — here’s what’s actually true
As Italy has been plunged into a period of extreme heat, social media accounts amplified and falsified reports about the impact on the production of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and a regional bank that stores the cheese wheels as collateral for loans.
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FACT FOCUS: Social media falsely claims heatwave threatens Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and bank
Social media reports have exaggerated the impact of extreme heat on Parmigiano Reggiano cheese production and storage.
FACT CHECK: Is Italy's heat wave threatening Parmigiano Reggiano cheese production and bank?
Parmigiano Reggiano cheese wheels are seen at the Caseificio San Bernardino cheese dairy in Tortiano, Parma, Italy, July 17, 2025. Italy’s renowned Parmigiano Reggiano cheese is made from cow’s milk and produced exclusively in certain regions of northern Italy. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua via Getty Images)
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