Spanish consumer rights, agricultural, and livestock organizations have jointly lodged a complaint against a Franco-Moroccan company, accusing it of marketing tomatoes within the European Union (EU) with misleading labels that claim they are sourced from Morocco while, in fact, they are harvested in occupied Western Sahara, according to a report by Spanish media.
The Confederation of Consumers and Users (CECU) and the Spanish coordinator of farmers and livestock breeders (COAG) have formally submitted this complaint to the Directorate General for Consumer Affairs, part of the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs, and 2030 Agenda. They allege violations of labeling regulations concerning cherry tomatoes sold in Spanish supermarkets.
The organizations are demanding "an immediate investigation and, if necessary, sanctions against the responsible companies," asserting that this misleading labeling is a "deceptive practice that infringes upon consumers' right to truthful information."
For these groups, such practices represent a form of "unfair competition" against Spanish farmers. Eduardo Montero, spokesperson for CECU, stated, "As consumers, we have the right to know where the food we purchase actually comes from, particularly when it originates from an occupied territory like Western Sahara."
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