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A faculty member of the University of Louisiana-Monroe has been awarded a grant to study the possible cancer-inhibiting quality of olives. The News-Star reports associate professor of pharmacy Khalid El Sayed will get a $420,500 grant from the National Institute of Health. The project will use a natural compound found in extra virgin olive oil…
About 60,000 litres of extra virgin olive oil – 20% more than last year – were sold at the Extra Virgin Olive Oil Exhibition held in the small Catalan town of Les Borges Blanques Friday to Sunday. And despite chilly, wet weather, organisers say the number of visitors, 68,000, was also a record for the…
The Chilean School of Chemical Development’s Olive Oil Tasting Panel (CEPEDEQ) has been officially recognized by the International Olive Council (IOC) as a sensory analysis panel. Each year, the international organization awards the certification to tasting panels from around the world that have met the IOC’s rigorous requirements.
Argentina has designated olive oil a national food and now wants people to gobble it up so that domestic demand gives the estimated $30m industry a fillip. You might think that Argentines already do love their olive oil – most have Mediterrranean roots, after all, and in Spain consumption of olive oil is about 13…
Culinary professionals, food industry executives, aspiring chefs and journalists will learn more about olive oil than they thought possible during two seminars running alongside the New York International Olive Oil Competition in April, organizers say. Attendees will taste the finest olive oils, hear stories about the route of the olive tree from an acclaimed actress…
An international debate has begun in the olive oil sector on issues to do with labeling, such as whether to require ‘best before’ or ‘use by’ dates. And one of the most pressing questions is what to do about often unavoidable slight changes affecting virgin olive oil’s organoleptic qualities – such as its taste and…
Olive oil producers are firming up their positions as negotiations advance on Europe’s future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the action plan for the EU olive oil sector. Juan Corbalán, Brussels delegate of Spanish Agri-food Co-operatives – which holds the presidency of the olive oil section of European farmer federation Copa-Cogeca – spoke to Olive…
Olive oil prices in Spain finally fell in line with expectations and rose last week, though there was not much oil being sold. With the current harvest tipped to be world production leader Andalusia’s worst in 13 years, the dip in ex-mill prices a week ago was perplexing but they’ve since climbed nearly 8%, according…
Pakistan has announced plans to boost olive cultivation with a plantation of four million olive saplings in the northwest tribal province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Provincial Minister for Agriculture Arbab Ayub Jan said that the goal is to make the region self-sufficient in olive oil. The government of Pakistan has already launched a Rs. 500 million…
Libya, the 12th largest olive oil producer in the world, plans to boost its economy with a new emphasis on olive oil exports. Officials at the export promotion center in Tripoli said Libya will promote the quality of its olive production in order to expand exports to Europe. It will engage the private sector players…