Italian extra virgin takes aim at Taiwan

In order to broaden the trade opportunities for Italian extra virgin olive oil in the Far East and to move past last fall’s headlines of adulterated Italian olive oil — from China blocking imports to the New York Times infographic – this Wednesday the local office of ICE (Italian Institute for Foreign Trade) and Unaprol, the main Italian growers’ union, are promoting a seminar in Taipei about “real” Italian extra virgin.