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On 1 July 2016 a new mandatory Information Standard under the Australian Consumer Law was introduced regulating country of origin information for food sold in Australia. This detailed and complex standard may be difficult to navigate, so Food South Australia, the Australian Institute of Science and Food Technology and the Australian Food and Grocery Council…
The Burnside Branch of the National Trust SA (NTSA) is inviting growers to participate in the second annual Olive Oil Day, being held from 12-5pm on Sunday, 6 November at historic Beaumont House. The event celebrates the establishment of the SA olive oil industry in the 1860s by Sir Samuel Davenport, who planted 16,000 olive…
The Italian Antitrust Authority has cleared Colavita Spa of an earlier charge of unfair business practices following a May 2015 report by the consumer magazine Il Test Salvagente. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/europe/colavita-cleared-of-wrongdoing/52958
The Cyprus Virtual Food Museum has called on anyone interested in the Mediterranean diet to take part in its field trips that promote the island’s gastronomy. The organisation’s mission is to record, study, preserve and present the culinary heritage of Cyprus, as well as its role in scientific, educational and recreational purposes. The three routes…
As part of its ongoing commitment to promote excellence the South African olive oil industry and recognise outstanding contributions by industry individuals, SA Olive has announced the recipients of its annual Mentorship Award and Olive Achiever of the Year. The winners received their respective certificates at the SA Olive Awards ceremony held at Kronenburg in Paarl on Thursday, 1 September.…
According to official sources, the Olive tree (Olea europea) was introduced into China over 40 years ago. However, the crop only started to expand at the beginning of the millennium. The areas of greatest potential for the development of olive growing are Gansu, Shaanxi and Sichuan. China currently has an olive hectarage of 86000 ha.,…
Twenty-five mills in China managed to produce 5,000 tons of olive oil this year according to the International Olive Council citing official sources, a 75% increase over the previous season. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/asia/olive-oil-production-china-reaches-5000-tons/52822
THE story of how the Bradica family started an olive grove in rural New South Wales extends over many years. In the Central European community Kris Bradica lived in as a child, there were thriving groves that had trees that were up to 2,000 years old, and it was a family tradition to make pickled olives…
The olive harvest has begun with South Texas growers expecting a record year due to favourable weather and more acreage coming into production. Crews at the Sandy Oaks Olive Orchard just south of San Antonio started their harvest over Labor Day weekend. Source San Antonio Biz Journals Read full article here.
Ministry of National Food Security and Research is reportedly sitting on a fact-finding inquiry conducted by a parliamentary panel against a “specific group” associated with Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) involved in massive bungling in olive promotion project. The panel headed by Rao Muhammad Ajmal MNA and comprising Chaudhary Iftikhar Nazir, Syed Iftikhar ul-Hasan MNA…