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An initiative on the change.org platform, seeks ten thousand signatures to differentiate aloe vera from the Canary Islands from others.
Carlos Marrero is the author of the initiative that aims to "save the prestige of Aloe Vera from the Canary Islands".
According to Marrero, taking advantage of the magnificent fame of the Aloe Vera of the Archipelago, the market has been filled with products that pass themselves off as produced in the Canary Islands and of high purity, when in fact they are not from here.
Like this, they are manufactured in other origins with very little purity, mainly harming consumers, to the Canarian industrialists and the farmers of this plant.
To date, the authorities have not prevented this fraud that has been going on for more than a decade.
For Marrero, there are more and more unscrupulous merchants who are encouraged to sell these products, making the consumer think that they are canaries and charging them more expensive, when in reality it is very cheap cosmetics that should cost half.
In addition, the fame is such that many of the visitors who come to the Canary Islands buy it as a souvenir. By taking these bad products they take a negative impression, damaging the quality image of an Archipelago well known for its hospitality and good hotel service, says Carlos Marrero.
The marketing of fraudulent Canarian Aloe Vera products also harms the creation of thousands of jobs that could be generated by Canarian industries..
The campaign aims to draw the attention of the Government of the Canary Islands so that it provides the necessary mechanisms for this activity and protects this crop as well as the production that takes place in the Archipelago..
For the present and future of Canarian agriculture and industry and so that consumers can continue to enjoy this natural medicinal product that is so beneficial for health..
To help save the prestige of Aloe Vera from the Canary Islands you can sign this petition here.