International News/Trends
Scientists in China say a cheap new device, similar to a home pregnancy test, will help detect illegal and dangerous cooking oils in restaurants and stores.
Table olive growers in California expect this year’s crop to be about the same size as last year’s, which marked a bit of a recovery for farmers after a series…
Air, light and oxygen are the enemies of olive oil. The package can mitigate the degradation in natural reason of various factors, not only for the material. What is the…
Olive (Olea europaea) leaves are used as anti-rheumatic, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, antipyretic, vasodilatory, hypotensive, antidiuretic and hypoglycemic agents in traditional medicine. Recently, it has been shown that olive leaf extract (OLE)…
The Spanish government is preparing a royal decree forcing the country’s restaurants and bars to replace refillable oil containers with clearly labelled single-use sachets or bottles of oil. The announcement,…
Former NZX chief executive and Terra Sancta wine brand owner Mark Weldon has purchased a holding in leading New Zealand olive oil company, The Village Press, and has also been…
The United States House of Representatives failed to pass the 5-year Farm Bill today by a 195-234 vote, according to C-SPAN. Only 24 Democrats voted in favor of the bill.…
Ibiza’s olive growers and oil producers are so proud of their product that they have introduced a brand to distinguish it from other products. Any olive oil bearing the marque…