Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
Facial-recognition data-protection case
Spanish data-protection authorities fined Mercadona €2.6 million after determining that its use of facial-recognition technology in stores lacked an adequate legal basis and sufficient safeguards.
2025
Workplace-treatment allegations at a Galician store
The CIG union filed a complaint alleging verbal abuse, isolation, and undue pressure affecting employees at Mercadona’s Porto do Molle store in Nigrán, Spain. The reference material does not establish a final finding.