Several European authorities have uncovered a group involved in counterfeiting French wine in Italy.
The investigation was led by the French Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale). It involved the Italian Carabinieri Corps (NAS Carabinieri) and Swiss Federal Police (Police Federale Swiss) with support from Europol and Eurojust.
Suspected criminals faked French red
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Law enforcement authorities have dismantled a Lithuanian group accused of putting expired food products with altered labeling back on the market.
The operation involved Eurojust and Europol, plus agencies in Lithuania, Estonia, France, and Germany.
Active since early 2021, the organized crime group is believed to have purchased millions of
Continue Reading Authorities bust Lithuanian group accused of selling expired food; millions of products involved
A man has been arrested in Italy for threatening to tamper with food and water products in supermarkets.
Investigators said the 47-year-old man claimed he would target mineral water and food items in supermarkets by injecting them with cyanide, thallium sulphate and rat poison, if he was not paid a
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Three people in Belgium have been sentenced for their roles in the 2017 fipronil affair that involved hundreds of poultry farms.
Prison terms range from one year to 18 months suspended for endangering public health and damages were awarded to civil parties. Seven individuals and four firms faced the court
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European authorities have uncovered an operation allegedly making products out of decomposed apples, contaminated with mycotoxins and other toxic chemicals, unsuitable for human consumption and dangerous for public health.
Italian and Serbian authorities said they cracked the fraud ring that engaged in production and trade of allegedly organic food and
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Authorities from six European countries have dismantled an alleged criminal organization that sold fish unfit for consumption.
Fish was stored in, and transported to, several EU countries in improper and unsanitary conditions, and then sold to Romanian companies.
The investigation, coordinated by Eurojust, involved illegal fishing in contaminated waters, tax
Continue Reading Authorities close the net on suspected crime organization; 30 tons of fish seized
Authorities have dismantled an organized crime group trading in adulterated olive oil in Germany and Italy.
The operation named “Oro Giallo” — Yellow gold in English — involving Europol, Eurojust, the NAS Carabinieri from Italy, the Italian public prosecution office of Foggia, and the tribunal of Darmstadt in Germany, led
Continue Reading Authorities bust criminal ring dealing in ‘yellow gold’ aka fake olive oil
