France's ecology minister Ségolène Royal has apologized for telling people not to eat the Italian Nutella chocolate and nut spread. She had claimed it contributed to deforestation and climate change, reports Deutsche Welle.
Royal issued her apology after the Italian company which makes Nutella said its palm oil is sourced in a responsible way.
Italy's environment minister, Gian Luca Galletti, said in a tweet "Ségolène Royal should leave Italian products alone. The menu tonight: bread and Nutella."
Agnese Renzi, the wife of the Italian Prime Minister, was photographed going to a Nutella concept bar at the Milan Expo fair with her daughter. She ordered a Nutella and cream crepe.
A number of Italian politicians called on Royal to apologize which she eventually did, via Twitter: "A thousand apologies for the row over Nutella," she wrote. "Okay to showcase progress."
Read more of this report from Deutsche Welle.