Greece signals the sale of fake olive oil in Bulgaria

Published 2023년 12월 3일

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Greek media are reporting that there is a widespread fraud in Bulgaria involving the sale of a mixture of vegetable oils disguised as "Greek extra virgin olive oil". A photo circulating on social media shows a one-liter package of this deceptive oil being sold for a suspiciously low price of 7.55 leva, or 3.85 euros. Investigation into the packaging reveals that there is no alphanumeric product approval code or manufacturer details, further confirming that the claim of it being Greek extra virgin olive oil is false.

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The cheap "extra virgin olive oil" sold in Bulgaria is a fraud, Greek media report. The big scam concerns the sale of a mixture of vegetable oils as "Greek extra virgin olive oil" in shops in Bulgaria, near the border with Greece. As it is clear from the data collected during the on-site inspection, as well as from the results of the chemical analysis provided by a Greek certified laboratory, it is an oil product of various oils colored with chlorophyll. This revelation is based on a widely circulated photo on social networks from the beginning of November 2023, which shows a one-liter package of "extra virgin olive oil" from a store in Bulgaria at a price of only 7.55 leva, that is, 3.85 euros. The extremely low price of the product is the first indicator of fraud, as at the moment the selling prices of extra virgin olive oil from Greek producers varies between 7.40 euros and 9.25 euros per kilogram. In addition, during the investigation it became clear that the packaging in ...

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