Gdf seizes 660 liters of extra virgin olive oil

The financiers of the Mobile Unit of the Group Avellino they subjected to seizure 660 liters of extra virgin olive oilof unknown origin and without the necessary commercial indications. The operation involved two subjects on board a car, which following inspection was found to be carrying the product in question. At the time of the check, neither the driver nor the passenger were able to produce no documentation referring to the origin, production, packaging and destination of the oilsupposedly Evo.

Therefore, the soldiers, becoming suspicious, proceeded with a careful inspection of the containers, finding that the cans containing the oil were labeled generically, with information referring exclusively to “Extra virgin olive oil”, without reporting the indications required by the stringent community legislation in the sector regarding consumer protection, including the name or company name and address of the food business operator, as well as tranceability and country of origin. The goods found were subsequently subjected to administrative seizure.