International News/Trends
How much does it really cost to grow olives for olive oil production and how much does the cost vary around the world? The answers are often not known by…
Villa de Leyva, Leyva rhymes with Ava (as in Ava Gardner), is a whitewashed colonial village, and now a National Monument, located in the Valle de Saquencipá about 4 hours…
The government should upgrade its advice to eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day from the five currently recommended, according to a new study by University College of…
Food and drink manufacturers need to embrace social media if they are to better communicate with potential consumers and drive sales of their products, according to companies that are successfully…
Protection against cellular aging in a natural way: Austrian researchers biotechnologically produce a valuable antioxidant from olives that is more effective than Vitamin C. It can prevent cancer and has…
An Italian minister vowed on Monday to use his country’s upcoming presidency of the European Union to pursue a campaign by southern EU producers against Britain’s “traffic light” food labels.
For Greece, extra virgin olive oil is considered to be an agricultural product of utmost priority. The Greek state, however, does not provide the opportunity to methodically learn how to…
The European Commission (EC) has proposed new laws that will shake up the way organic foods are regulated, in a bid to address what it calls ‘the shortcomings of the…