Tight controls also in province of Brindisi on extra virgin olive oil by the Guardia di Finanza with constant monitoring activity in commercial establishments and weekly markets.
As part of this activity, the military personnel of the Fasano Company carried out an inspection on a trader who had Displayed for sale is the oil advertised as "100% Italian local extra virgin olive oil from Altamura." packaged in cans and plastic containers without any mandatory traceability or storage instructions. The military then sampled the product, but laboratory tests revealed that the oil contained non-compliant spectrophotometric and acidity values, as well as markers indicating that the oil in question was actually composed of a mixture of olive oil and seed oil. The owner of the commercial establishment was therefore reported for the crime of commercial fraud.
During another inspection carried out on a bottler from Fasano, the military has Another 391 liters of Italian extra virgin olive oil seized as it is stored for subsequent sale in containers with labels lacking the mandatory information provided for by sector legislation, pursuant to EU Regulation no. 2104/2017 and EU Regulation no. 1169/2011.
The fight against the sale of non-genuine or incorrectly labeled olive oil demonstrates the work of the Guardia di Finanza (Italian Finance Police) in combating food fraud, protecting both honest operators in the sector and the health and good faith of consumers, who often unknowingly purchase non-genuine, even altered or counterfeit products, and therefore potentially harmful to the end consumer.
