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A number of regions and districts throughout the state have been put squarely on the food map by farmers dedicated to producing world class table olives and olive oil. Boort in Victoria’s north is one.
A remarkable 105-year-old from Bournemouth celebrated her birthday with a tea party attended by the mayor on Sunday … “I am very happy to have reached this age. I must have good genes,” she added. “But I think having good quality olive oil every day has really helped.
Representatives of stakeholders from every branch of the olive and olive oil sector – producers, processors, marketers and consumers – recently convened to discuss a slate of issues on the agenda at the 43rd meeting of the IOC Advisory Committee on Olive Oil and Table Olives.
Britain is still in love with extra virgin olive oil it seems, but not at any cost. A report this week from market analysts Kantar Worldpanel shows shoppers bought almost 5% more over the year, but sales for brands like Napolina, Don Mario, and Filippo Berio slid, thanks to the premiums’ average price rise of…
The charming village of Taggia, dating back to the Roman Empire and set between the Ligurian sea and the inland of the Valle Argentina, hosted the second edition of Meditaggiasca on May 10-11. Beside its noble history and the beautiful religious buildings of the ancient hamlet, Taggia is well known for the excellent quality of…
Extra Virgin Alliance (EVA), a non-profit trade association representing producers of extra virgin olive oil from around the world, is holding an Intensive Olive Oil Tasting Seminar for Buyers and Culinary Professionals in New York on Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28.
The latest EFSA resport on pesticide residues in foods suggests that more than half of all crops contain ‘no measurable’ residues, while only 1.1% contain redidues at levels above EU legal limits. But how do EFSA, and EU Member States come up with these figures?
Altering the price of a food product can have an immediate impact on taste perception, as well as feelings of overeating and guilt, according to new research.
In line with the goals set forth by FDA’s proposed Nutrition Facts updates, consumers find proposed labels easier to read in less time and perceive food and beverage products with larger serving sizes to be less healthy, according to a study from the Georgetown Institute for Consumer Research (GICR).
Swiss-based DSM Nutritional Products (DNP) has entered the olive-sourced hydroxytyrosol market that has been hot since the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued a rare plant polyphenol health claim approval in 2011.