Another company investigated for distributing out-of-date food

This meat company supplies hotels, shops and restaurants across Majorca. It also has its own shops through which food beyond its sell-by date was apparently being sold. Inspection of food products found some to have mould on them. Government health inspectors have initiated proceedings as a result.

For the moment, the police have not formally arrested anyone, but it is expected that they will do once a specialist team has considered the evidence.

The police acted after receiving complaints about poorly conserved food products and also about violations of workers' rights.

Some of the company's vehicles were immobilised during the operation as their documentation was not in order.

This is the second such operation in recent weeks. Cárnicas Vicente, based in Marratxi, is also the subject of an investigation into the distribution of out-of-date meat and other products.