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AMMAN — In the wake of recent security operations seizing thousands of counterfeit olive oil containers in Irbid, Member of Parliament Dr. Ahmad Al-Raqab has directed a sharp parliamentary inquiry to the government, highlighting a legislative loophole exploited by those compromising public food security.
Al-Raqab asserted that current laws—which typically impose financial penalties reaching up to 3,000 Jordanian Dinars—have proven ineffective and toothless, as manipulators generate astronomical profits that easily offset such fines. Rather than serving as deterrents, these financial penalties have devolved into mere "operating costs" for an illicit trade.
Al-Raqab urged the government to take immediate action to amend existing legislation, demanding mandatory actual imprisonment for individuals involved in oil adulteration to safeguard the reputation of national products, protect food security, and crack down on commercial negligence endangering public health in Jordan.