Swedish strawberries soon in everyone's mouth

Published 20 June 2024 at 18.04

Domestic. The Swedish strawberry season is in full swing and Swedish-grown strawberries are now sold in large parts of the country. To make sure that the Swedish strawberries are really Swedish, the Swedish Board of Agriculture conducts random samples at various points of sale.

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– The Swedish Board of Agriculture's inspectors are out in June every year and check strawberries sold in Sweden. The consumer should be able to know where the berries come from and it should be clearly marked at the point of sale, says Kristina Mattsson, fruit and vegetable investigator at the Swedish Agency for Agriculture.

Strawberries are often sold by schoolchildren. As a parent, you should be aware that it is the holder who is responsible for the berries that are sold and that the buyer receives correct information. In this case, it is the schoolboy selling strawberries who is responsible for the accuracy of the information. It is therefore important to make sure that the children work for a serious company so that there are no boring aftermaths.

Strawberry sales are checked both in shops and in squares and at roadside sales. If the seller cannot confirm the country of origin of the strawberries, the supplier is contacted. As a final measure, the Swedish Agency for Agriculture takes samples of the strawberries and sends them for analysis. If the berries are sold as Swedish but have a different country of origin, it is a matter of fraud and the seller is reported to the police.

But how do you know that it is really Swedish berries that are sold at a sign that says “Swedish strawberries”? A few things to keep an eye on: The carrier boxes must be labeled with the grower's name and address. Please check that the same name and address is on the box that the consumer packaging is in. When paying with Swish – check that the number is a company number starting with 123.