6 Apr, 2018 @ 15:38
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Arrests made after Spain company found to be selling ‘nauseating’ expired meat

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THREE men have been arrested in Polígono de Marratxí after they were discovered selling salmonella infused meat across Mallorca.

Police discovered 50 tonnes of expired frozen meat in a processing facility – which has now been shut down – set for sale to the public.

The men are accused of a number of crimes against public health and social security as well as forgery.

The illegal operation was discovered after a customer complained about the quality of meat they had purchased.

Laboratory tests discovered that the dodgy meat contained salmonella.

Police raided the meat company for the first time on March 8, discovering that the firm was changing and falsifying expiry dates on their products so that they could sell gone-off meat.

The company also flaunted sanitary rules, thawing meat in hot water and adding pig blood to minced meat to increase the weight and therefore sale price.

In addition to the meat discovered in the storage facility, police discovered 30 tonnes of frozen meat that had expired aboard a boat belonging to one of the men.

Other food products were also found aboard, including smoked salmon, cooked octopus and canned tins whose expiration date was over three years before in some instances.

Police described the smell as ‘nauseating’.

The employees of the company have also filed a complaint against the men arrested, arguing they were exploited.

They claim they only received salaries of between 600 and 900 despite working from 6am to 4pm from Monday to Saturday.

The investigation continues.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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