Food-related crime is a regular but rarely reported event in Finland, committed in different types of establishments, and a variety of products are vulnerable, according to a study.
The research
A survey on herb and spice authenticity in Europe has found potential adulteration, illegal dyes and allergens.
The work was overseen by DG SANTE, the European Commission’s health and
Authorities have arrested six people after finding horse meat being sold for use in burgers in a state of southern Brazil.
They were arrested in Caxias do Sul as part
Animal by-products, 2,4-dinitrophenol, beef and alcohol are among the product categories that have been part of food crime investigations by units in the United Kingdom.
Updates were presented at
Spanish authorities have confiscated 16 tons of mollusks because of suspected illegal shellfish harvesting.
La Guardia Civil reported most of the mollusks came from Portugal. Four people have been arrested
Fats and oils remained the category most debated in 2020 by European countries trying to tackle food fraud, according to a report.
The EU Agri-Food Fraud Network (FFN) is managed
Europol and DG Sante have remained silent on Croatian media reports that horse meat was found being sold as veal in the country.
Local media reported the findings had been
Authorities in Spain and Germany have provided additional details about their involvement in Operation Opson X.
The annual crackdown is coordinated by Interpol and Europol with police, customs, national food
More than 15,000 tons of food and drink worth $60 million has been seized globally in operations targeting fake and potentially dangerous products.
Operation Opson X involved 72 countries
More than 330 outbreaks affected more than 1,200 people in Belgium in 2020, according to the food agency’s annual report.
The 333 outbreaks sickened 1,262 people with
Investigators have cracked a network that sent counterfeit rum from Central America to Europe.
Authorities said counterfeiting poses serious risks to health and safety but no-one is believed to have
Food safety officials in Belgium seized almost 80 tons of tuna in the course of a few months in 2020.
More than 90 percent of non-compliant products were imported from
