Opson

15 000 tonnes of illegal food and beverages off the market

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Food and drink, Foods, Agriculture, Sugar substitutes, Demulcents, Ancient Greek cuisine, Greek cuisine, Opson, Sugarcane, Syrup, Europol, Honey

To increase volumes and illegal profits, criminals add much cheaper corn syrup and sugarcane to genuine honey.

Key Points: 
  • To increase volumes and illegal profits, criminals add much cheaper corn syrup and sugarcane to genuine honey.
  • This activity affects the market, which becomes inundated with counterfeits that are priced much lower than the genuine product.
  • Europol requested that national authorities perform checks on illegal products that could be detected in the supply chain.
  • Operation OPSON IX saw the launch of a dedicated project to support national authorities in combating the sale of illegal horse meat.