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Industry will strengthen the fight against unfair competition in the marketing of products made with Canary aloe vera.
The Ministry of Economy, Industry, The Canary Islands Government's Energy and Commerce will undertake new measures to strengthen the fight against fraud and unfair competition in the commercialization of products made with aloe vera from the Canary Islands.
This was stated by the counselor, Pedro Ortega, after the meeting held with representatives of the Canary Islands Industrial Association (Asinca) in which they presented the newly created Association of Aloe Vera Manufacturers in the Canary Islands to analyze the situation in which this activity is found.
The vice minister of Industry also participated in the meeting, Trade and Energy, Adrián Mendoza and the Deputy Minister of Economy and Economic Affairs with the European Union, Ildefonso Socorro. In addition, by Asinca, its Secretary General attended, Victor Portuguese; your manager, Laura Dapresa, as well as the secretary of the Canary Islands Aloe Vera Manufacturers Association, Amelia Gutiérrez, and Carlos Marrero by PEJOSECA Laboratories and Santiago Padín from LANZALOE.
Pedro Ortega explained that the Ministry will increase the number of inspections So what, Likewise, make adjustments to improve the effectiveness of the actions, through direct collaboration with other departments of the Autonomous Community that also have competences in this matter.
In this sense, He announced that the General Directorate of Commerce and Consumption and the General Directorate of Pharmacy are working on the design of a new Campaign to simultaneously verify that both product labeling and product composition, whose inspection depends on the Ministry of Health, comply with the provisions of the law.
He recalled that at the end of last year, the General Directorate of Commerce and Consumption carried out a specific inspection campaign to find out how aloe vera products are being marketed and to have real data on the violations detected.
According to the results of this campaign, which included a total of 58 inspections in commercial establishments of all the islands, The main breaches detected are related to the origin of the product and the improper use of the term Canary Islands.. In fact, the 64% of the inspected products use the term Canarias or Islas Canarias even though they have not been produced in the Archipelago.
Aloe Vera Canario
Pedro Ortega supported, In addition, the “Aloe Vera Canario” since the manufacture of Canarian products with aloe vera, thanks to the weather of the islands, offer some different qualities in relation to the rest of the plants that are grown in other areas.
Today, exist 10 industries in the Canary Islands that are dedicated to the manufacture and marketing of products made with aloe vera, employing more than 200 workers. In addition, there are companies that make some foods by hand, like aloe juice, and cosmetics.
The counselor also showed his support for some of the proposals raised by the sector during the meeting, such as promoting in the Canary Islands a Quality Control Laboratory is created to monitor and catalog the quality of Canarian Aloe Vera and of the products made with it to guarantee its quality and origin in the European market.