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The European Commission is investigating whether the UK’s ‘traffic light’ front of pack labelling is compatible with EU law, something which could result in an infringement procedure, it says.
The food and packaging exhibits at FMI Connect and United Fresh offered a glimpse at the hot products and packages that will be in shoppers’ carts in coming months.
A high-end PAM. It’s safe to say that’s how most Americans think of and use extra virgin olive oil. Put a little in a pan before a stir fry and your food won’t stick. Ta-dah! Well. The European Union and Italian Department of Agriculture want to personally stop you from the huge disservice you’re doing…
Natural and organic is the future of functional food and food in general, according to MetaBrandCEO Eric Schnell. Schnell is a panelist in an upcoming NutraIngredients-USA online forum title “Trends in Functional Foods” and set for June 30.
Lower food exports are explained by the decline in sales of olive oil by 73% in value 126.2 MTD against 476 MD) and 75% in volume (22,700 metric tons in 2014, against 92 thousand tons in 2013), in addition to the decrease in sales of preparations of vegetables and fruits, by 62% and 16%, respectively.
Plagued by food contamination scandals and environmental issues, the Chinese middle class is now more eager on certified organic food imports.
Dates have been announced for the 2014 NZ EVOO Awards, so add them to your diaries now. Entries open on 11 August and close on 5 September, with the Awards Dinner to be held in Wellington on Saturday, 4 October. The 2014 panel is headed by an Italian judge, accompanied by two judges from Australia…
Certification of 2014 oils is now underway by Olives New Zealand, with personalised packs already sent out to current ONZ members. Certification documents are also available for downloading from the Olives NZ website here: https://www.olivesnz.org.nz/members-news/certification/2014-certification/. Certification and the OliveMark provide consumers with a guarantee that your oil is indeed the EVOO it’s labelled as, and…
There are several ways to harvest olives: laboriously beating the trees with sticks, using a hand rake, or using a mechanical rake. But Helen Meehan, owner of olive grove Olivo in Martinborough, in the Wairarapa, prefers the relatively new method of mechanically shaking the tree until the olives drop into nets.
The Olives NZ executive are a proactive bunch, and have plenty of great initiatives both in the planning stages and in train to assist members. The latest is a range of merchandising items, available to members to value-add their products while also promoting the quality of New Zealand’s home-grown EVOO. Woven bags, Health Benefits flyers…