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From organic food to eco-labels, sustainable sourced ingredients and traceability, the UK Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published a set of manufacturer guidelines to optimize their packaging systems to…
Abstract: Subclinical chronic inflammation (SCI) is associated with impaired animal growth. Previous work has demonstrated that olive-derived plant bioactives exhibit anti-inflammatory properties that could possibly counteract the growth-depressing effects of…
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie recently launched a gourmet brand of organic extra virgin olive oil, produced from olives grown on their French Estate, Château Miraval. 10,000 bottles of L’Huile…
Dr Heinz-Peter Germann, Head of Product Development at ecological leather tanning specialist Wet-Green, will be a key speaker at the upcoming “ILM Automotive Leather Supply Chain” conference … Titled ‘Natural…
For many years, it was the fat in our diets that was considered the biggest problem in maintaining a healthy weight and cholesterol level. Advice now suggests that sugar is…
A devaluation of the Egyptian pound is making the country’s olive oil exports more competitive in international markets. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/demand-egyptian-olive-oil-increases-following-currency-floatation/55745
A family in Spain has created a chocolate bonbon filled with olive oil, and hopes to market the treats around the globe. The unusual chocolate and olive-oil mixture is…
Local is as popular of a call-out for food as non-GMO, organic, or ‘free from.’ But there’s no legal definition of what local means (50-mile radius? 150-mile radius?), and it…
A project aimed at growing the capability of women in the primary sector has been granted close to $300,000 in the latest Sustainable Farming Fund round, with Northland set to…
The wild weather that hit Northland earlier this month was not caused by climate change – but climate change made it more likely and more severe, a visiting climate expert…
