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Medicine made more than 2,000 years ago has been discovered in an ancient Roman shipwreck. Archeologists investigating the wreck off the coast of Tuscany, Italy, say found a tin containing pills dating back to between 140 and 130 BC. They believe the medicine was an ancient eye treatment and say the discovery offers an insight…
Lamentable, incomprehensible, unbelievable, an outrage. Those were among the reactions from members of Spain’s olive oil sector to news that criminal charges will not proceed against 14 people originally alleged to have been part of a scam in which blends of cheaper oils – such as palm and avocado oil – were to be passed…
General Mills is seeking label friendly ingredients that prevent the growth of yeasts and molds in dry packaged fruit-based foods.
The European Commission (EC) should help retailers to sell non-perishable goods after the ‘best before’ date to reduce food waste. Wonder whether this will include old olive oil? – Ed.
Spain says it disagrees with European Commission forecasts that it will end 2020 with annual production at 1.68 million tons and carryover stocks of 881,000 tons.The world’s largest olive oil producer estimates production of about 1.4 million tons and says it is unlikely there will be any surplus. Furthermore, it disputes the EC’s assessment that…
Food manufacturers looking to extend shelf life with natural antioxidants have started using blended ingredients in an effort to deal with spiralling raw material costs, according to Frost & Sullivan.
Despite expectations for more olive oil coming out of the mills compared to last year, the warm and dry weather that prevailed the time period before the harvest resulted in lower oil quantities in certain areas of southern Greece. Olive trees carry more olive drupes but the oil taken after processing is less, since the…
Olive oil, a staple of the Libyan diet, could be the country’s answer to future diversification from the hydrocarbon industry, which currently accounts for 95% of exports. Last week, at an exhibition of dates and olives in Tripoli, Libya’s production of olives and olive oil were discussed as a future trade opportunity. Taher al-Zweibek, an…
Leading US olive-oil producers are forcing a closer look at a tough global market. In a US International Trade Commission hearing recently, officials ratcheted up a year-long investigation that could end up pitting importers against domestic producers and one country against another.
A slight reduction in world olive oil consumption and a 20% fall in production are the current forecasts from the International Olive Council (IOC) for the 2012/13 season. According to updated but provisional figures presented at the 40th meeting of the IOC Advisory Committee on Olive Oil and Table Olives, held on November 14 and…