The authorities withdrew almost 105 tons of food products in recent months
Almost 105 tons of fake or unknown origin foods and 7,000 liters of alcoholic beverages were withdrawn by the Hungarian authorities during the OPSON VII International operations against food counterfeiting – Leopold Róbert, customs and excise spokesman of the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) told on Thursday at a press conference in Budapest.
The international action was carried out in Hungary by Europol and Interpol under the auspices of the National Food Chain Security Office (Nébih) and the National Anti-Counterfeiting Agency (HENT) and with the support of the private sector between December 2017 and March 2018. (MTI)
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