EVOO
A con man passed off some 25 tons of industrial olive oil as edible, commercial oil, and distributed it in Israeli grocery stores, until he was caught in a raid…
Read MoreSpanish olive oil output has doubled in the last 10 years, but ongoing drought and climate change may mean a setback for the global leader in ‘liquid gold’ production. Spain…
Read MoreTwo more regions of Greece, Messinia and Chalkidiki, have submitted applications to the European Commission for a ‘Protected Designation of Origin’ (PDO) label for their extra virgin olive oil. Messinia…
Read MoreA Spanish consumer organization which says that nine out of 34 extra virgin olive oils it tested were really virgin grade, and one was lampante, is standing by its claims…
Read MoreConcerns about potential harm for European exporters from the proposed United States olive oil marketing order have been raised in the European Parliament by one of its Spanish Members. In…
Read MoreIn a few weeks, a public hearing will be held in Washington by the United States International Trade Commission on the “competition conditions” between American olive oil producers and major…
Read MoreSome restaurant and foodservice “extra virgin” olive oils are so bad, a taste panel found them unfit for human consumption, according to a study released today. And while that might…
Read MoreHow does the AOA define Extra Virgin Olive Oil? Extra Virgin Olive Oil is the natural oil from high quality olives that have been picked straight off the tree and…
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