Olive Oil News
New Zealand government is failing to act in 74% of its recommended food policy areas, with “major gaps” identified by researchers. Among the measures mentioned are ‘tax exemption to promote…
The celebrity chef at the centre of an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ruling on misleading labelling has apologised to consumers and claimed the transgression was an innocent mistake.…
The September edition of Australian & New Zealand Olivegrower & Processor has gone to the printer and will hit letterboxes over the next couple of weeks. There’s lots of practical…
The AOA recently welcomed the Foodland supermarket chain as members of the Australian Olive Association and new signatories to the Code of Practice. AOA EO Lisa Rowntree said the organisation…
The IOC has put out a request for proposals to define new testing methods for the “quantification of phenolic compounds content in olive oils for nutritional labelling claims.” This a…
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…
In the last edition of Friday Olive Extracts we reported on the incredible success achieved by New Zealand producers at this year’s Los Angeles Southern Hemisphere EVOO Awards. That success…
This year’s national industry event will be held in from September 17-19 at the Mercure Resort in the Hunter Valley, NSW, and will also include the inaugural levy payers meeting.…