After the first steps towards complete clarification of the allegations, the audit conducted by the Raiffeisen Assosciation Westfalenlippe, Münster, confirmed the preliminary information, which had already been reported. Subsequently, the Reiffeisen Assosciation examined the supply of 410 metric tonnes of carrots delivered from the companies Bio Frische Service GmbH and Nur Bio GmbH to Naturland between August and December 2015. They found that the faulty declaration of origin must have taken place prior to delivery to Naturland. Naturland deals with 16,000 metric tonnes of carrots annually, which means that 2.5 percent of the total volume was affected once.
The Supervisory Board and Management Board of Naturland had already ordered an immediate review of the incoming-goods inspection before the results of the audit came through, with the aim of tightening up the system in such a way that it is better protected from mistaken and abusive use.
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