欧州委員会は、擬いものを防ぐために、オリーブ油の品質管理を強化。
La UE reforzará los controles de calidad del aceite de oliva
Bruselas prepara un paquete de medidas para luchar contra el fraude en el sector
El País Bruselas 7 FEB 2013 - 16:15 CET
The EU will strengthen quality control of olive oil
Brussels is preparing a package of measures to combat fraud in the sector
The Country Brussels 7 FEB 2013 - 16:15 CET
The European Union (EU) plans to apply from January 1, 2014 new rules to strengthen quality control of olive oil, promote their image in third countries and improve information to consumers, said today the European Commission (EC). This is basically to introduce new measures to establish clearer labeling and increasing penalties to prevent fraud in the sector.
The Management Committee of the EU-comprising experts from the Twenty-voted yesterday two measures. On one hand, the adoptation of new rules to strengthen quality control and sanctions, and so curb fraud. This will force countries to conduct inspections at least, the results should be communicated regularly to Brussels.
The other package refers to the marketing standards to improve consumer information. In the future, the labels on the bottles should indicate, more visible and easier to read now, the name of the product and its origin. One of the provisions apply to olive oil served in bars and restaurants, which will necessitate a protection system in bottles available to customers to prevent reuse once the content.
The EC intends to notify these rules to the World Trade Organization (WTO), which has a period of 60 days to make comments, after which the Management Committee will issue a formal vote. Brussels hopes that, once adopted the new measures come into force on January 1, 2014.
Olive oil, for its high price, is one of the foods most subject to fraud. In Spain, one of the most notorious discovered an inspection of the Andalusian two years ago in nearly half of 50 lots tested, under the label of extra virgin olive oil is selling a much lower quality oil.
Last October, another analysis of the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) revealed that nine brands of olive oil sold in supermarkets Spanish were misleading consumers by selling an oil labeled "extra" when it was only "virgin".
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