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ARCHIVED - Scam alert in Spain over seed oil being sold as olive oil
The oil has been sold in Murcia and elsewhere in Spain and can pose a serious health risk
Authorities in the Region of Murcia have warned of a scam involving the sale of supposed olive and extra virgin olive across Spain which is actually vegetable oil made from seeds, or a mixture of seeds, and which could pose a significant health risk.
According to the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (Aesan), the majority of the suspect oil has been distributed around Murcia, but supplies have also been traced to Catalonia, the Basque Country and the Valencian Community, and so the counterfeit product could have made its way much farther afield.
The war in Ukraine has interrupted the supply of sunflower oil to Spain, and many supermarkets have had to ration supplies and even install special security systems for the item. As a result, the price of olive oil has shot up by 53.6% in recent months, and these clandestine operations have sprung up.
âš ï¸Alerta por elaboración, envasado y distribución clandestinas de aceite etiquetado como "oliva virgen" y "oliva virgen extra". Ver detalles de los productos implicados 🔽
— AESAN (@AESAN_gob_es) April 5, 2022
🚫No consumir
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The European Commission has also been notified through the European Food Alert Network (Rasff) so that the product can be completely withdrawn from stores.
The counterfeit products in question are: Wafa virgin olive oil in 2-litre containers; Maakoul olive oil; Riad Al Andalus virgin olive oil in 1-litre containers; Maysae oil in 1 litre; extra virgin olive oil La noria 5-litre containers; extra virgin olive oil Zannouti 31 31 1-litre; Virgen de la Salud virgin olive oil and extra virgin in 0.5 and 1-litre containers; Rahouyi extra virgin olive oil 2-litre containers.
Aesan has advised that anyone who has purchased these products refrain from using them and return them to the point of sale.
Image: Aesan
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