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Spain’s UPA-COAG agrarian organisation has warned of fraud in several Spanish supermarket chains, which are reportedly selling conservation potatoes as new Spanish potatoes. In a statement, the organisation also complained […]
Mon 13/02/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
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A major fraud in the world of raspberries is laid bare in a report by Reuters. In January 2017, Chilean customs inspectors acted on a tip from a whistleblower that […]
Tue 13/10/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Croatia’s Chamber of Agriculture has claimed that the country’s farmers owe huge amounts to the EU due to the misuse of funding set aside for organic agriculture. Total Croatia News […]
Wed 06/05/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Italy’s citrus sector is implementing blockchain technology in a bid to stave of attempts by fraudsters to pass off South African oranges as PGI Sicilian blood oranges. By affixing high-tech […]
Mon 13/01/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Danish scientists have developed a new method for identifying whether or not a potato is organic, thereby helping consumers avoid being duped. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have devised […]
Fri 20/09/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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For the first time, Europol has embarked on a continent-wide operation to tackle rising instances of food fraud. The services of 16 Europol Member States were mobilised between December 2018 […]
Tue 02/07/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The first mandarin sales between farmers and businesses indicate that prices are somewhat lower than last year. In recent times, there has been an increase in cases of fraud and […]
Wed 19/09/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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La Unio de Llauradors has reported another case of consumer fraud, with the erroneous labeling of citrus varieties. This time it relates to Orri mandarins, for which citrus farmers pay […]
Tue 10/04/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Imports of fresh produce are being passed off as PGI products grown in Sicily. This is the assertion of the island’s Regional Councilor for Agriculture, Edy Bandiera. Containers of unlabeled […]
Wed 04/04/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
