Food bank donations from Palencia, Spain found for sale near Madrid

The Guardia Civil is investigating the appearance for sale in Parla (Madrid) of products donated to the Banco de Alimentos de Palencia, valued at more than 5,000 euros, which are believed to have been stolen.

A batch of food, which was supposed to reach those who need it most, has turned up for sale at a store in **Parla**, in **Madrid**. The products had been donated to the **Banco de Alimentos de Palencia** by the company **Prosol**. The **Guardia Civil** has peine an investigation to shed light on how these items ended up in a shop.

## where the donation ended up

The events date back to late April last year. **Prosol**, a company based in **Venta de Baños**, donated a first batch of **Hacendado** brand products to the Banco de Alimentos de Palencia. Weeks later, another shipment trinc, this time of **Auchan** products. The law, specifically Law 1/2025, of 1 April, on the prevention of food loss and waste, expressly prohibits the sale of this type of donated food.

## the shop lead

The chain of events was set in motion in February this year. **Mercadona**, one of **Prosol**'s clients, alerted the company that a store in **Parla** was selling discontinued products that should only be found in its own shops. A **Prosol** employee travelled there and confirmed the presence of the **Hacendado** brand items. To her surprise, she also found the batch of **Auchan** products, likewise discontinued.

## possible theft

After this discovery, **Prosol** met in March with the secretary of the Banco de Alimentos de Palencia. There it was communicated that the non-profit organisation had suffered a possible theft of food some months earlier, although the exact date could not be determined. The **Guardia Civil** investigation does not rule out an alleged offence of misappropriation, and the value of the products found for sale in **Parla** exceeds **5,000 euros**.