Spain

Saffron and olive oil fraud discovered in Spain

Investigators in Spain have uncovered a saffron fraud operation that used ingredients from China. The Guardia Civil found a group was selling modified gardenia extract from China as saffron across Spain. The harvest price of saffron is 10 times more than gardenia extract. Operation Garden saw 11 people arrested and three companies investigated for crimes…

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Spain to welcome UK tourists from next week without quarantine

British holidaymakers will be able to travel to Spain without needing to quarantine when they get there from next week. The Spanish government has followed Portugal’s lead and added the UK to its list of countries whose residents do not need to self-isolate upon arrival. Northern Ireland was already on the list, but Spanish officials…

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