Italian border police have seized 42,000 kilograms of tomato purée that was wrongly sold with the claim ‘Made in Italy’. This was reported by several international news channels, including Reuters. The shipment originated from Bulgaria.
This is not the first time that products claiming Italian origin have ultimately turned out to be of a different origin. Numerous incidents involving tomato products show that origin fraud still occurs within the supply chain. These cases underscores the importance of substantiating origin claims on the label.
Producers and buyers who want certainty about the origin of raw materials can use isotope analysis. With this analytical technique, it can be established whether a product actually originates from the country stated on the label.
Authenticity analyses can be included in a monitoring plan, so that deviations are identified at an early stage and origin claims are demonstrable and verifiable.
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