The Government will increase inspections in the marketing of olive oil both in stores and at the border

Control over the so-called green gold is going to intensify this year. This is the main consequence of the new specific quality control plan of the olive oil and olive pomace oil, which the Ministry of Agriculture has approved to apply from this year. A new roadmap that seeks to provide greater guarantees to the consumer in one of the most emblematic products of the agri-food activity. Among the new measures is the strengthening of inspections in areas such as marketing both in stores and at border posts. Furthermore, the department led by Luis Planas has committed to maintaining a minimum of 20% annual control in industries of the sector.

The new roadmap, according to the communication sent this morning, is the update of the National Plan for Official Control of the Food Chain 2026-2030 and has received the unanimous support of the autonomies gathered in the Food Quality Coordination Table (Mecocala) that was held on December 17 and which seeks to reinforce surveillance in the most vulnerable points for the marketing of olive oil.

More controls in production

From Agriculture they highlight that a relevant part of the planned actions will focus on the control of production processespointing out the critical points where national and European regulations on quality and marketing of olive oil and olive pomace can be breached. in his ma he pursues strengthen official controls and collaboration between administrations and the sector. In the background, there is the intention to underpin Spain’s international leadership as the largest producer of olive oil in the world and its reference quality.

Likewise, they have pointed out from the Ministry of Agriculture that the special guide to combat fraud has been improved to focus on risk analysis and the greater use of this department’s IT tools such as the Olive Market Information System (SIMO) and the Registry of Movements of Olive Oil and Olive Pomace in Bulk (REMOA). For the latter, there will be technical sessions given by the inspection services, both regional and the Food Information and Control Agency (AICA).