Overview
- Food inspectors discovered the pallet last summer during a routine warehouse check, and the jars cannot be traced to a source.
- Traceability rules bar the products from sale, leaving disposal as the only option under current regulations.
- A 2024 Swedish rule requires removing food from packaging before disposal, which in this case would mean emptying more than two tonnes of spread.
- Malmö’s environmental administration says it lacks the facilities, equipment, and staff to separate the contents from the jars.
- Officials say an exemption is not possible because the authority cannot grant one to itself, creating a months-long stalemate.