A Greek prosecutor on Sunday charged seven people for fraudulently selling large quantities of adulterated sunflower oil as olive oil in Greece and abroad. They were found operating a workshop where they added a dye to turn the yellow sunflower seed oil into a green hue resembling olive oil. The adulterated oil was sold in five-liter (1.32-gallon) cans, off-market, to Greek consumers and exported, in one-ton pallets, mainly to Germany. Police found on the premises five tons of adulterated oil ready for packaging and 12 pallets ready for export. The product was peddled as "extra-virgin olive oil, straight from the producer."

Source: ABC News November 26, 2017 17:56 UTC