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A definition of ‘artisan’ products is urgent, says one food law expert, as an Italian court cracks down on two crisps manufacturers falsely claiming to be artisanal.
Food production in Qatar has crossed another milestone with the opening of a plant last week to repack olive oil and distribute more than 28 Tunisian products in the local…
Each week lately, roving gangs of olive oil thieves have attacked dozens of olive groves in Spain, and police can’t keep up, so Spanish farmers have banded together to create…
Don’t miss out on Olives New Zealand’s info-packed two day processing seminar, “How Processing Practice Impacts on Quality (e.g. Gold medals) and Quantity”. The intensive course is being held in…
In his new role as AOA president emeritus, Paul Miller continues to take Australian industry expertise to a global audience. Miller will be presenting to a symposium on Authenticity of…
The principle consumer rights organisation in Italy is encouraging shoppers who feel duped by buying oil olive from one of the major, mostly Spanish-owned brand names currently embroiled in the…
Stepping into the role of national EVOO head judge is Wagga Wagga producer Shane Cummins, a member of the Long Paddock Olive Rustlers. Already well known through years of judging…
Abdellatif Ghedira will be the new executive director of International Olive Council (IOC). The assignment was decided at the recent 103rd session, held in Madrid on November 23-26. The Council…
During the holiday of Hanukkah as we praise the miracle of the oil, yet new research published shed light on the damage caused by Israel’s olive oil industry. The studies…
A massive fraud was unmasked between Brindisi and Bari, Italy by the State Forestry Corps, and the District Anti-Mafia Directorate (DDA) of Bari, which discovered that 7,000 tons of olive…