Re-introducing expired products into the supply chain continues to be a major trend, according to findings from an operation targeting counterfeit and poor-quality food and beverages.
Operation Opson XIV, coordinated
Spanish and Portuguese authorities have taken action to stop the introduction of potentially contaminated clams to the food service industry.
Eleven people have been arrested. They are suspected of having
A woman is under investigation in Spain for poisoning several people during the past five years.
Victims attended the same bar in Zaidín, Huesca, and were chosen at random, according
Adulteration, pesticides and unauthorized ingredients were among fraud and non-compliance issues discussed by European countries recently.
The number of food and other fraud suspicions raised by EU member states dropped
More details have emerged about national operations concentrating on rice and blueberries as part of Operation Opson.
Operation Opson XIII, led by Europol, seized around 22,000 tons of food
An operation focused on finding counterfeit and substandard food and beverages has removed many products from the supply chain.
Operation Opson XIII, coordinated by Europol, seized around 22,000 tons
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
A probe into counterfeit oils has led to 11 arrests and the seizure of more than 260,000 liters of olive oil.
Europol supported the spin-off food fraud investigation as
Latvian authorities have discovered about 18 tons of food products in a warehouse with expired or changed shelf life dates.
The Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) said products were imported
More details have emerged about national operations concentrating on sunflower oil and alcohol as part of Operation Opson.
Opson Europe, or Opson XII, was coordinated by Europol between December 2022
A toned-down version of a major operation targeting unsafe food has revealed the growing problem of relabeling expired food.
Opson Europe, or Opson XII, was coordinated by Europol and occurred
Another three people have been arrested in the second phase of an investigation into expired food being reintroduced into the supply chain.
Measures were taken against the trio this month.
