Italy’s Carabinieri arrested 33 suspects in a Calabrian mafia clan, a criminal enterprise whose illicit dealings allegedly include exporting fake extra virgin olive oil to the United States. According to investigators, the clan were importing olive pomace oil, a product that is extracted from olive stones using chemical solvents, then labelling the low-quality oil as extra virgin olive oil, and exporting it to the U.S.
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