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Manufacturers can test the Listeria-killing potential of heat treatments in factories by using the enzyme amylase to simulate the behavior of the pathogen, scientists have discovered.
The olive was first domesticated in the Eastern Mediterranean between 8,000 and 6,000 years ago, according to new research. The findings, published on February 5 in the journal Proceedings of…
What do you know about olive oil? Are you an eager novice or a true olive oil master? The staff of Olive Oil Times has developed a simple quiz to…
You can’t sell olive oil in the current climate – right? And you definitely can’t make money out of it. While that’s undoubtedly the case…
The UC Davis Olive Center has launched a new testing program to provide sensory and chemical evaluation of olive oil samples, an initiative designed to help retailers and wholesalers better…
New World producers are renewing a bid to raise the limit for campesterol in olive oil to stop what they say acts as a trade barrier and discriminates against their…
Australian high street organic retailers have posted sales growth of around 5% or better for Christmas/December trade, despite their online operations being quieter than in 2011, Christmas Day not falling…
A new survey to identify consumers’ understanding of country of origin food labelling has found that almost all Australians cannot make sense of what they read, and out of those…
New research from Mintel on consumer lifestyles in China reveals that due to major food scares in 2011, the organic food sector is the major beneficiary, with 80% of urban…
Trying to grow olives in the northern rivers is a real art as mostly the trees do not produce nearly enough to make it viable for farmers to pursue. Whilst…