Official quality controls and the fight against fraud in the olive oil sector in Catalonia. Results 2011–2014
This article highlights the key aspects of the official control procedures concerning quality and in the fight against food fraud in the oil sector implemented in Catalonia by the Ministry for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of the Government of Catalonia and, more specifically, by the Su...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Grasas y Aceites |
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| Online Access: | http://grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es/index.php/grasasyaceites/article/view/1625 |
| Summary: | This article highlights the key aspects of the official control procedures concerning quality and in the fight against food fraud in the oil sector implemented in Catalonia by the Ministry for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of the Government of Catalonia and, more specifically, by the Subdirectorate General of Agri-food Inspection and Control. This summarized view focuses on issues related to the legality and competence framework for official controls, the goals and purpose thereof, the area’s object of investigation and technical scope, the stages of the food chain at which measures are carried out, the types of inspection and control actions and the main investigation techniques. It also presents the results of the inspections, with a summary of the types of irregularities detected in the olive oil sector over the 2011–2014 period. |
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| ISSN: | 0017-3495 1988-4214 |