Olives and Health
The Andalusian city of Córdoba hosted the first “International Congress of Extra Virgin Olive Oil” organized by QvExtra, an association of EVOO producers. The program featured presentations on health, gastronomy,…
Last year Dr Prokopios Magiatis and Dr Eleni Melliou from the Athens University announced their discovery of a new fast and accurate tool to measure key health promoting compounds found…
We gave the European food industry a check-up at this year’s Food Ingredients Europe (FiE), talking with some of the industry’s top ingredients players about EU health claims, economic recovery…
It was used to groom ancient Olympic athletes and remains a widely used modern staple in Greece’s diet. But olive oil could be the latest victim of the country’s grueling…
An EU draft report says olive oil, fish and organic food are subjected to fraud more than any other foods. In fact, the report says beef is less risky, despite…
Olive oil is a trendy fat that’s been heralded as a way to ward off heart disease, frequently as a part of a larger dietary pattern known as the Mediterranean…
A nutrition policy expert has urged bakers to switch to healthy oils for fat replacement in bakery to make up for under-consumption and pre-empt future regulation.
There is grave concern in Europe’s olive oil sector over the first appearance there of a plant disease said to have already infected tens of thousands of olive trees –…