After a long legal process and settlement with the Chancellor of Justice, the winemaker in Gemla receives SEK 1,238,406 from the state.
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In 2023, the Swedish Food Agency banned the winemaker Shahram Soltani's activities with reference to the EU's labeling rules, which the Administrative Court later ruled was illegal.
- I am enormously relieved, writes Shahram Soltani in a press release from the Center for Justice. The organization has supported the winemaker during his fight against the Food and Drug Administration.
- It has been a long process, continues Shahram Soltani. I look forward to now being able to put this process behind me and focus on my business.
Was stopped - but got justice in court
SVT Nyheter Småland has followed the winemaker Shahram Soltani in Gemla outside Alvesta in several features - who had his entire business banned following a decision by the Swedish Food Agency in 2023.
According to the Swedish Food Agency, Shahram Soltani's products could not be called "wine" - or anything else either - due to EU labeling rules. Therefore, the authority believed that the operation could not continue.
But Shahram Soltani appealed the decision with the help of the Center for Justice and after a judicial review in the Administrative Court it was clear that the Swedish Food Agency's decision had been illegal.
Get compensation in the end
But when Shahram Soltani then turned to the Chancellor of Justice to request compensation for the damages caused by the decision, he was refused.
After yet another process, the parties were finally able to agree on a settlement, which means that the state must pay a total of SEK 1,238,406 to the company within four weeks.
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