Criminal organization uncovered in Spain: Several companies were involved in a warehouse operation that was relabeling expired meat or manipulating its best before dates, re-selling the meat to restaurants and other distribution points. Spanish officials seized 122 tons of meat and arrested more than a dozen people. Food fraud on that level endangers the health and, in some cases, even the lives of consumers and urgently needs to be uncovered and prosecuted.

Find this and more information in our Food Fraud Database.

Picture Credit Susanne Kuehne

Posted on 3 February 2021