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- 91 million euros seized in a single operation, 11.6 million kg and 1.4 million liters withdrawn from the market, olive oil and wine among the most affected products.
- 2.289 million Euros in annual losses, 5,700 jobs lost.
Sources
 | EUIPO Press Release 2025 (pdf) EUIPO Press Release 2025.pdf (184.68KB) |
EUIPO Press Release 2025 (pdf)
| EUIPO Press Release 2025.pdf (184.68KB) |
Spain, the biggest European victim of counterfeit wine and spirits.
Piracy forces wineries to constantly monitor the web to remove fakes.
Regarding the label, the most noticeable signs are spelling mistakes, low print or paper quality, or a careless placement on the bottle (air bubbles, peeling corners, crooked placement).
Also, remember to use the bottle's traceability and a number that can be checked on the winery's website, to confirm that it's original.
The European Union Intellectual Property Office estimates about 1.5 billion euros in fraud related to olive oil.
Fraudulent olive oil is a big problem both inside and outside the European Union (EU).
There are several ways to make a forgery: you can make up a brand, pour something into a container and label it however you want
When a counterfeiter copies a product, they usually make more than one. This means producing hundreds or thousands of packages.
