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A large shipment of Italian olive oil detained for weeks by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was cleared when its shipper was removed from an import alert, also known…
Olives New Zealand’s fantastic promotional DVD was released at the recent national conference to great acclaim. Celebrating the country’s premium quality EVOO and the OliveMark guarantee, the DVD is available…
The industry is mourning the loss of popular member Dan Burnett, who passed away in March after an accident in Rome. Dan was a leading boutique producer of olives and…
We’re focusing heavily on getting labelling of our great quality EVOO right, ensuring that consumers know what they’re getting and get what they want when they buy olive oil. But…
Following on from a lively discussion session at the 2012 national conference, the AOA is undertaking a benchmarking survey of Australian groves. All information provided will be confidential and all…
North West Tasmanian farmers are preparing to challenge olive oil in the premium end of the oil market. The Nichols family at Redbank farm at Sisters Creek are in the…
After more than two years of work and negotiation with the government, the AOA has recently announced that the long-awaited national Research and Development Levy (R&D Levy) will commence on…
New World producers have again failed in a bid to raise the limit for campesterol in olive oil, which they say acts as a trade barrier and discriminates against their…
Use of olive oil as a loss leader for Spain’s supermarkets might be snuffed out under talks between the country’s government, retailers and olive oil sector. On February 12, agreement…
Adele Mazoudier, John Attwood and their local Tamworth growers intend to hold a competition among the young chefs around Tamworth. The winner will then be sponsored by the Tamworth Growers…