International News/Trends
India has blocked arrivals of European foods including olive oil after the European Union banned imports of some mangoes from India, Italian politician Mara Bizzotto claims.
Lack of a deal on the future of the International Olive Council (IOC) means the treaty governing it is likely to be prolonged a year beyond its December 31 expiry.…
A national campaign to promote olive oil sponsored by the Interprofesional del Aceite de Oliva Español with support from Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the European Union,…
Zhang Min would be very happy to be able to buy a 250ml bottle of Spanish olive oil for what he pays for a 2,500ml bottle of peanut oil. For…
Food writer, Jim Dixon, writing on the health benefits of olive oil, commented “we put it on almost everything on our table, beside the breakfast cereal. And I don’t eat…
Even though the agreement signed in 2012 between ICE Italtrade and Unaprol as part of the Ministry of Economic Development ‘s program officially ended last year, the two Italian corporations…
Belgian firm BioActor is one step closer to being able to lodge an application for its olive polyphenol product BonOlive, after a human intervention study confirmed its ability to protect…
We hope you’ve got your samples organised, because entries for the 2014 NZ EVOO Awards open on 11 August and close on 5 September, with the Awards Dinner to be…