Intense reactions causes emissions reduction plan by 75% in New York pizzerias.

The proposal for reduction of emissions from coal and wood stove by 75% leave a… bad taste in the mouth of some “Big Apple” connoisseurs.

The proposed change requires pizzerias to install emission control devices for their kitchen wood stoves.

Critics of the measure say that the devices will cost a lot of moneyand the worst, may affect the taste of the world-famous delicacy.

On Monday, a man threw pieces of pizza at City Hall in New York City sign of protest.

“Give us pizza or… give us death” even shouted conservative activist Scott LoBaido, paraphrasing a slogan of the American Revolution.

The act of… desperation caught the attention of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who responded with an impassioned defense of the city’s iconic delicacy.

“I think pizzas have saved more marriages than any other food,” he said Monday. “Sharing a pie with your significant other is like, it’s the ultimate.”

The new regulation proposed by the city’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will apply to coal and wood stoves installed before 2016. Officials say that it will affect less than 100 from the countless pizzerias in the city.

“All New Yorkers deserve to breathe clean air, and wood and coal stoves are among the biggest contributors to harmful pollutants in neighborhoods with poor air quality,” the DEP said in a statement Sunday.

The pizzeria owners they told New York news agencies that expect to spend tens of thousands of dollars to install the devices, and the cost should be passed on to the customers.

“Do you know how many pizzas I have to sell to pay for this $20,000 oven?” asked a shopkeeper.

The new regulation in New York will not go into effect until the period for public comment on July 27. Notably, some restaurants that cannot retrofit their kitchens will not be forced to follow the new rule.