Spanish farmers take aim at Moroccan tomatoes

The Asaja agricultural union is particularly targeting tomatoes from Morocco, which has become a major competitor. According to the information relayed by El Debate, the organization expresses well-founded doubts about a possible fraud in the labeling of origin involving the Sahara. Spanish producers also suspect the use of chemical substances formally prohibited within the European Union.

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This issue affects other sectors and supplier countries, such as semi-processed products from Egypt or China. "While Spanish and European farmers are subject to some of the strictest regulations in the world, these imports arrive without real normative reciprocity," warns the association. A situation that, it is said, weakens the Community agricultural sector while exposing consumers to health risks.

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Faced with these findings, professionals are demanding immediate measures from European institutions. They are calling for strengthened controls at the source and at the borders, as well as mandatory labeling specifying the country of origin of the raw materials, in order to put an end to generic mentions such as "EU/non-EU".