80 tons of pickles packaged in rusty cans immobilized in Valencia

The Guardia Civil of Valencia has immobilized 80 tons of olives and pickles and arrested the manager of the company where they were produced by a crime against public health and another related to the market and consumers, as they used products unfit for human consumption.

According to the Guardia Civil, the Conselleria de Sanidad has already issued a rapid alert at European level through the RASFF system (Rapid Alert System Feed and Food) to control the products of this company that are in circulation, both in several autonomous communities throughout Spain and in other countries.

The company has committed, on a voluntary basis, to withdraw the product from the market.

Thanks to the collaboration of citizens, investigators learned that irregularities might be taking place in a food products company and carried out an inspection in collaboration with the Health Department.

During the search, it was found that the company’s facilities were storing products identified as unfit for human consumption without any other label, at oxidized cans or cans with exceeded recommended consumption dates . five years. Drums identified as “unsuitable product” were also detected.

The investigation also verified that the company was mixing approximately 5 to 10% of the product unfit for human consumption with another authorized product.

The final product was distributed for trade in the wholesale market, in restaurants, stores and department stores both in the domestic market (Catalonia, Comunitat Valenciana, Cantabria, Madrid, Andalusia, Balearic Islands, Murcia, Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha) and in third countries and some other countries of the European Union.

According to a document carried by the company, the product classified as “unfit” must be disposed of by an authorized waste manager, and under no circumstances may it be used for human or animal consumption.

In total, for these facts, 80 tons of olives and pickles have been immobilized and has been arrested the manager of the company, a man of 42 years old and Spanish nationality for the crime against public health and another related to the market and consumers, by putting at risk the integrity of these.