Nineteen people face charges over the 'painted' olives, including use of banned additives and planning to sell edible goods containing dangerous substances, the forestry police said on Wednesday. Old ...

ROME (Reuters) - Italian police have seized 85,000 tonnes of green olives treated with copper sulphate to brighten their colour, and thousands of tonnes of foreign olive oil being passed off as "Made ...

Nearly 94,000 tons of green olives have been seized by Italian police after it was discovered that copper sulphate was used to enhance their color, the British daily The Guardian reported.

After a crackdown on artificially ripened fruits, authorities on Friday said they were planning raids on vegetables markets, as most of greens were laced with copper sulphate and chemical dye which ...