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In the first quarter of 2024, the European Union saw a record 50 cases of fraud or mislabeling in the olive oil industry, with 132 such cases reported for the entire year, according to the EU's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety. These numbers represent only the cases reported to the Directorate General from products moving between EU countries, with local authorities often failing to report incidents from domestic markets. The majority of the cases involved incorrect labeling, aiming to misrepresent cheaper oil blends as virgin oil. Some cases involved contamination with banned substances like pesticides and mineral oils, as well as the presence of glass fragments in the oil. This trend of counterfeiting premium olive oils has escalated due to rising inflation, decreased production volumes, and increased demand, according to Europol.
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In the European Union, 50 cases of fraud or mislabeling of olive oil were recorded in the first quarter of 2024, EastFruit reports. This is a record figure. The EU's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety notes that over the whole of last year, the regulator received 132 notifications from EU member states about goods that did not meet the requirements. And these are only those cases that were reported to the Directorate General. And they report only about goods that crossed several borders of countries within the bloc. Local authorities, as a rule, do not report incidents on domestic markets to the pan-European regulator, writes AgroPortal based on materials from The Guardian. The regulator's reports cited oil contaminated with banned substances, including pesticides and mineral oils. There was a case when glass fragments were found in the oil. However, the vast majority of cases are due to incorrect labeling. Almost always this is an attempt to pass off a mixture of ...
Source: Eastfruit
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