Source: Wolfgang Jargstorff - stock.adobe.com
Information on a confirmed case of fraud – certificate withdrawn
Based on information provided by the Dutch Emissions Authority (NEa) at the end of August 2025 regarding possible redeclarations of a collector and trader of used cooking oil (UCO) based in Bulgaria, the BLE initiated a special inspection. This company was reported to have collected around 25,000 tons of UCO annually. Given the size and capacity of the company, there were considerable doubts about this.
The company in question was certified by a certification body recognized by the BLE under the voluntary scheme ISCC.
The special inspections were accompanied in September by two employees of the inspection service and the competent division at the company's sites in Sofia, Plovdiv, Burgas and Varna. In addition to verifying the capacities stated by the company, samples were taken on site to check whether the waste was actually UCO.
The samples were then analyzed in a laboratory. The analysis confirmed that it was UCO. However, the inspections revealed that the company's stated capacities of collection, processing and delivery were not plausible.
Based on these findings, the certification body withdrew the company's certificate in November 2025.
No Proofs of Sustainability in Nabisy and - as far as it can be seen – in the UDB are affected.
