Survey to determine olive oil compliance

Published by RIRDC, September 2013. Authors: Claudia Guillaume, Leandro Ravetti, Natalia Ruiz, Daniella Zaparenkov. Survey to determine olive oil compliance with new methodologies in international standards. This report describes quality characteristics of Australian olive oil and compares the findings to recent changes and proposals to standards used in international trade. The report shows the effects of olive cultivars, the influence of harvest timing and the changes to quality as a result of site and seasonal growing conditions.