A new federal tariff could soon make your favorite pasta dinner much more expensive.

Retailers and restaurant suppliers in New Haven say they’re bracing for a 107% tariff on 13 pasta brands imported from Italy — a move that could double the cost of a simple spaghetti meal at home.

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At Vinnie’s Italian Importing Company in New Haven, shelves are lined with Rummo pasta — the store’s top seller. But owner Mike DiVirgilio said the new tariff could make that pasta unaffordable for many customers.

“It’ll be $6, $7d for a pound of pasta,” DiVirgilio said. “That’s crazy — it’s insane.”

DiVirgilio expects shoppers may start skipping imported pasta altogether if prices soar.

The tariff targets 13 popular pasta brands, inclu

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