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Source on "Morocco is preparing a major import hub through the Canary Islands, which is expected to "un-label" the source of products, I guess."? The legislati
by RamblingCTO 3y ago
Source on "Morocco is preparing a major import hub through the Canary Islands, which is expected to "un-label" the source of products, I guess."?
The legislation is pretty clear imho. Raw food needs to be labelled when it comes to the origin. Even processed food needs to state the origin of their main ingredient.
Good point on moroccan stuff, will try to avoid it in the future.
- wouldbecouldbe 3y agoOrigin fraud happens all the time. For instance to circumvent the embargo of fruit trees in Russia, Dutch farmers use Belarus to relabel the origin their products and continue selling. This was before the war, but probably still going on. Olive Oil is also a fun one: "Operation Golden Oil (2008, Italy): In March 2008, 400 Italian police officers conducted “Operation Golden Oil,” arresting 23 people and confiscating 85 farms after uncovering a large-scale scheme to relabel oils from other Mediterranean nations as Italian ." https://ilcircolo.eu/unveiling-the-truth-combating-olive-oil-fraud/ https://ilcircolo.eu/unveiling-the-truth-combating-olive-oil...
- toomuchtodo 3y agoRelated: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39583945 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39583945 ("HN: Combating olive oil fraud with nuclear innovations")
- RamblingCTO 3y agoGotcha, I thought this would be a legal circumvention, hence asking for sources. So it's still fraud. That's what I wanted to know, thanks!