In Spain there are an infinite number of different black puddings, but none reaches the popularity of the black pudding of Burgos. It is not an undeserved fame, since it is the only one that has the product seal with Protected Geographical Indicationwhich increases its prestige, an attraction that can lead to frauds with false labels. This is the case of three companies investigated by the Civil Guard that have allegedly been selling batches of this sausage as “Burgos black pudding”, without being so.
According to the agency Europe Pressthe Civil Guard has intervened 70 kilos of black pudding already prepared for sale and some 3,600 additional units that they expected to be packaged with the same false labels, which read “Burgos black pudding”, being products manufactured by companies other than the companies covered by the PGI seal.
There are three people currently being investigated by the agents of La Benemérita de Burgos, responsible for three companies in the meat industry in Soria, Madrid and La Rioja. They are accused of a crime against industrial property, having already instructed proceedings that have been delivered in the Courts. It is not ruled out that additional complaints may be made by the managing body of the Protected Geographical Designations in Castilla y León.
The call “Horcal operation” has been developed by the Seprona of the Civil Guard Command of Burgos, as a result of receiving information regarding the possible fraudulent sale of blood sausages labeled “Morcilla de Burgos” that had been produced in other regions. The researchers located in Soria a company that was dedicated to distributing this sausage, also discovering that these black puddings were made and packaged in a company The Rioja. The Soriana company also turned out to be responsible for the manufacture and packaging of its own falsely labeled blood sausages.
In addition, the Civil Guard of Madrid He also located a company in this Community dedicated to distributing black pudding from his own firm but, again, fraudulently labeled as “from Burgos”.
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