Olive oil importers ask FDA for ‘enhanced standard of identity’

The North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA) has submitted a petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an “enhanced standard of identity for olive oil and olive-pomace oil products” to define the different grades of olive oil and the analytical methods used in their determination. The NAOOA, whose members are companies that import olive oil into the US, said it first petitioned the FDA with the same objective in 1990.