There are not enough pigs in Andalucía for all the legs of ham

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There are not enough pigs in Andalucía for all the legs of ham: "Wide scale fraud in the labelling of pig products appears to have been taking place

The Junta de Andalucía has said that large scale fraud has been taking place because twice as much ‘Jamón Ibérico’ is being sold as exists. Products equivalent to a million animals have been sold, when there are only 500,000 pigs in the region.

The fraud came to light when 17,000 kilos of ‘false Ibérico’ was found in a Sevilla company a few days ago labelled as coming from the Cerdo Ibérico in Andalucía.

The regional councillor for Agriculture and Fisheries, Clara Aguilera, said ‘this means that there could have been some fraud’, and she said her department would be very demanding in an investigation, declaring that we have to prove that these products ‘really come from the pastures of Andalucía’. She said that consumers needed protection, as do the farmers who are correctly meeting the requirements."