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Cooking oil maker investigated on food safety, fraud concerns

Oct 18, 2013
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Prosecutors and health officials raided a Changhua County cooking oil maker Wednesday based on tips that the company’s olive oil products are not as pure as it claims. Authorities seized 2,490 litres of olive oil along with raw materials and accounting books during their search at Chang Chi Foodstuff Factory Co. on suspicion of fraud…

Ultra-filtered extra virgin olive oil hits the UK

Oct 18, 2013
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Isabelina Trading Company has launched the UK’s first power-packed ultra-filtered extra virgin olive oil. A revolution in olive oil production, the unique ultra-filtration method removes all impurities and sediment from the oil without affecting flavour and crucially levels of the health-boosting anti-oxidant nutrients.

As disease takes toll on citrus, more Florida farmers turning to olives

Oct 18, 2013
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Michael O’Hara Garcia doesn’t have an exact reason the olive industry is starting to spring up in Florida. “That’s a really good question,” the president of the Florida Olive Council said. But, he added, it might have to do with the economic necessity created by HLB disease — or citrus greening disease. For the past…

Filippo Berio launches largest-ever ad campaign

Oct 18, 2013
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Filippo Berio Olive Oil has launched the largest national US advertising campaign in its 150-year history. The imported Italian brand, the leading olive-oil seller in the US, will invest approximately $7 million to $9 million on a year-long campaign aimed at further increasing its share as the country’s olive oil consumption continues to grow.

Scientists pool expertise in fight against fake olive oils

Oct 18, 2013
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More than 20 of the world’s experts on olive oil verification met earlier this year, and a recent summary of their brainstorming provides an illuminating update on olive oil fraud and possible solutions. That there is a problem was not in dispute. Figures released at the Workshop on Olive Oil Authentication, held in Madrid June…

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