Operation seizes 8 tons of food on BR-040, in Levy Gasparian

The action brought together the State Secretariat for Consumer Protection (SEDCON), Procon-RJ, Operação Foco, Detran and the Military Police. The seizure is part of "Operation Refugo", an offshoot of "Operation Pó de Arroz", intelligence investigations into food adulteration in the state.

Inspectors also discarded 501.4 kg of Minas and Parmesan cheese considered unfit for consumption due to irregular transport.

In another approach, agents intercepted 52,200 adapters and electrical extension cords without mandatory Inmetro certification. The electronics were packaged in Chinese and manuals in English, which violates the Consumer Protection Code.

The cargo and vehicle were sent to the Smuggling and Embezzlement Repression Division of the Federal Revenue, in Rio de Janeiro.