European partnership to certify olive oil traceability

On October 23 in Athens, a meeting between Gennaro Sicolo, president of the Italian Association of Olive Growers (CNO), and the representatives of three growers co-operatives from Crete, Greece was organized. The aim of the meeting was taking stock of the Program of Activities for the Traceability of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (PATO), a CNO project financed by the EU, which aims to certify the EVOO supply chains, in accordance with the UNI EN ISO 22005:08 regulation, based on shared technical specifications. The regulation defines the traceability of foods in order to guarantee product quality and safety.