Illegal trade in fake organic fertilisers and pesticides uncovered in Romania and Italy

The investigation say a series of coordinated actions in Romania and Italy, during which ten locations were searched across Arad, Bucharest, Verona, and Naples. Image: Eurojust.

Ciaran Moran

Authorities in Romania and Italy have dismantled a major illegal trading scheme involving counterfeit and banned pesticides and fertilisers.

These substances, potentially hazardous to consumers' health, were being circulated despite EU bans.