Company says oil exported was in “perfect condition” – TVI24

Extra virgin olive oil or virgin olive oil only? The question was posed by Protest Brazil – Consumer Association, for which the brand Beirão contained wrong information on the label. Something that the Portuguese company producer disputes, ensuring that all supplies to Brazil were in perfect market conditions.

The company Manuel Serra SA, holding the tag is certified by major international standards such as the International Featured standards (IFS), which requires a strict control in the input feedstock, control of the production process and maintaining samples of all batches produced “ , said in a statement sent to LUSA .

at issue are tests by Protest Brazil 19 brands of extra olive oil virgin who will have discovered that four are a mixture of refined oils, among which are allegedly three Portuguese origin.

the known case on Wednesday has revealed that two brands on the market Brazilian, Tradition and Figueira da Foz, are forgeries obtained from the mixture of vegetable oils. In the case of Beirão, virgin olive oil would be sold as extra virgin.

The production company explained that Beirão was disqualified in the organoleptic test, which evaluates the taste and smell, for example. But this does not influence the quality of olive oil.

The Manuel Serra SA may show that all supplies made for Brazil, Beirão brand, were in perfect market conditions and met all the legal requirements “ , says the company statement, according to which its internal laboratory, accredited by the Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil, tests all oils sent for this market, “which means that the analyzed lot is not an exception.”

laboratory analysis is as expected for extra virgin olive oil, having only failed to organoleptic / sensory test “ refers to Manuel Serra, adding that he was not given the right to make any sense counter-analysis.

the Portuguese company also states that, to date, does not know the conditions of collection and sample preparation, laboratories where analyzes were performed, or the panel of experts who took the test.