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The Trans-Pacific partnership (TTP) is a trade agreement among twelve Pacific Rim countries signed on 4 February 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand, after seven years of negotiations. The AOA requested that the Minister for Trade and Investment establish an Olive Oil Working Group, as allowed for under Chapter eight (Technical Barriers to Trade), tasked…
PIRSA has launched Round 3 of the Advanced Food Manufacturing grants program and Expressions of Interest are now open to South Australian producers, closing on 29 July. The program supports the development of innovative or novel food and beverage products or manufacturing processes through the commercialisation of research. Grants up to $100,000 are available for…
2016 sees the 20th anniversary of The Australian National EVOO and Table Olives Competition, and the occasion has been marked with the introduction of format changes and exciting innovations. Of particular note are new classes for both EVOO and Table Olives, and a display/sampling of Gold winning oils at the Conference/Dinner. Head Judge Shane Cummins…
2016 marks 15 years since the first NZ EVOO Awards in 2001 and once again, Olives NZ has assembled an excellent panel of high-calibre judges. All are trained to IOC standard and have strong backgrounds in assessing and judging olive oil, and together they represent a wealth of industry experience from across the globe. They…
ONZ EO Gayle Sheridan reports that Certification 2016 is progressing well, with more than 100 samples submitted to date to the Oil Testing Service. Thus far there has been an excellent turnaround in results being advised, however a bottleneck is expected in August so growers are encouraged to submit their oils as soon as possible…
Several beers and two olive oils from two Clovis businesses are in the running for the 2016 New Product Award at next week’s Fresno Food Expo. ENZO Olive Oil Company entered its award-winning Tyler Florence Test Kitchen EVOO and its first fused — as opposed to infused — ENZO Organic Clementine Crush olive oil into…
According to a new review conducted by researchers in the US, a Mediterranean diet with no restriction of good fats like olive oil was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, and type 2 diabetes. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-health-news/mediterranean-diet-heavy-olive-oil-can-reduce-risk-chronic-disease/52153
Food fraud compromising the safety of products and damaging public health should be prosecuted under criminal law, according to FoodDrinkEurope.
Think that extra virgin olive oil you want to bring back from your continental travels is the real deal? Think again. Around 80% of olive oils labelled extra virgin in stores globally aren’t actually extra virgin, according to an industry expert in Madrid.
Canned beans are the ultimate in convenience, but they can be a little lackluster. To transform these plain Jane legumes into something sexier, just simmer them in some good olive oil for a few minutes. As we know – you can boost the flavour of ANYTHING by adding olive oil!