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EU agency helps dismantle fraudulent rum network

By News Desk on July 8, 2021

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 been ill in Europe.

In May, the Ministry of Public Health in the Dominican Republic reported that 420 people had…
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Spain seizes meat and rum in two crackdowns

By News Desk on January 27, 2021

Spanish authorities have seized more than 120,000 kilos of potentially unsafe meat products.

La Guardia Civil in Spain detained 14 people and investigated another two for their part in labeling and distribution of meat products that had expired or were in poor condition.

Different meats including frozen chicken, beef, pork…
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