Nineteen people face charges over the 'painted' olives, including use of banned additives and planning to sell edible goods containing dangerous substances, the forestry police said on Wednesday. Old ...

Law enforcement agencies are warning of a new type of food fraud on the rise in the fresh produce sector, which involves criminals using copper sulphate to artificially enhance the way products look ...

After a crackdown on artificially ripened fruits, authorities on Friday said they were planning raids on vegetables markets, as most of greens were laced with copper sulphate and chemical dye which ...

ROME (Reuters) - Italian police have seized 85,000 tonnes of green olives treated with copper sulphate to brighten their colour, and thousands of tonnes of foreign olive oil being passed off as "Made ...