Industry News
To search by topic, use the 'News by category' filter. To search by month and year, use the 'News by month' filter.
Manufacturers can test the Listeria-killing potential of heat treatments in factories by using the enzyme amylase to simulate the behavior of the pathogen, scientists have discovered.
The olive was first domesticated in the Eastern Mediterranean between 8,000 and 6,000 years ago, according to new research. The findings, published on February 5 in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, are based on the genetic analysis of nearly 1,900 samples from around the Mediterranean Sea.
What do you know about olive oil? Are you an eager novice or a true olive oil master? The staff of Olive Oil Times has developed a simple quiz to see how much you know about Liquid Gold. It will only take a few minutes, and then you will know if you have this down…
You can’t sell olive oil in the current climate – right? And you definitely can’t make money out of it. While that’s undoubtedly the case for many producers, Cretan EVOO producer Terra Creta has seen sales grow by an average of 13% a year for the past five years. They’ve…
The UC Davis Olive Center has launched a new testing program to provide sensory and chemical evaluation of olive oil samples, an initiative designed to help retailers and wholesalers better ensure the quality of olive oil available to consumers. Recent studies conducted by the UC Davis Olive Center have indicated that much of the imported…
New World producers are renewing a bid to raise the limit for campesterol in olive oil to stop what they say acts as a trade barrier and discriminates against their authentic virgin olive oils. Led by Australia and with support from Argentina, the United States and New Zealand, they say the limit should be raised…
Australian high street organic retailers have posted sales growth of around 5% or better for Christmas/December trade, despite their online operations being quieter than in 2011, Christmas Day not falling on a weekend and major retailers’ pre-Christmas price discounting.
A new survey to identify consumers’ understanding of country of origin food labelling has found that almost all Australians cannot make sense of what they read, and out of those that can, knowing the origin is much more important for fresh food than for processed products.
New research from Mintel on consumer lifestyles in China reveals that due to major food scares in 2011, the organic food sector is the major beneficiary, with 80% of urban Chinese consumers claiming that organic food and drink products are worth paying more for. However, Australian certified organic product companies targeting export into China say…
Trying to grow olives in the northern rivers is a real art as mostly the trees do not produce nearly enough to make it viable for farmers to pursue. Whilst I was at the local community farmers market in Blueknob a farmer approached me with this conundrum. As always I said “Oh sure, Biochar can…