An international inspection operation resulted in the seizure of around 22 thousand tons of food and 850 thousand liters of beverages, and 11 criminal networks were also dismantled, reported the Tax and Customs Authority (AT).
These seizures occurred within the framework of this year’s “OPSON” operation, which is in its 13th edition and took place in almost three dozen European countries.
According to the same information, the The goods withdrawn from the market are valued at more than 91 million euros. having been detected after 5,821 controls and inspections.
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the directorates-general of the European Commission, 28 countries across Europe, as well as private sector food and drink producers, have joined the 2024 edition of “OPSON”.
At the national level, AT (which was part of “OPSON XIII”) They seized around seven tons of food products during the approximately 200 controls carried out. What is at stake, according to the information published today on the Financial Portal, are food products that contain prohibited ingredients and misleading labeling, with false values of the ingredients present.
“Food fraud, counterfeiting of food and beverages and the abusive use of geographical indications constitute an important and serious area of crime that must be combated at the international level,” says AT, recalling that the objective of “OPSON” is to protect public health. and security.
Source: Observadora
