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The European Commission has called for public views on genetically modified (GM) foods in the European Union, as part of a survey examining attitudes to organic agriculture legislation.
New studies performed in Jaén, Spain suggest extra virgin olive oil is not only healthier, but also tastier than other popular oils when frying food … The popular misconception that…
Olive oil imports increased 38% in China, 21% in Japan, 15% in Russia, and 9% in both the United States and Brazil in 2011/12, according to International Olive Council figures.…
China’s imports of olive oil surged about 38% percent in the 2011-12 marketing year, compared with a year earlier, the International Olive Council said. China purchased 45,058 tons of olive…
A faculty member of the University of Louisiana-Monroe has been awarded a grant to study the possible cancer-inhibiting quality of olives. The News-Star reports associate professor of pharmacy Khalid El…
About 60,000 litres of extra virgin olive oil – 20% more than last year – were sold at the Extra Virgin Olive Oil Exhibition held in the small Catalan town…
The Chilean School of Chemical Development’s Olive Oil Tasting Panel (CEPEDEQ) has been officially recognized by the International Olive Council (IOC) as a sensory analysis panel. Each year, the international…
Argentina has designated olive oil a national food and now wants people to gobble it up so that domestic demand gives the estimated $30m industry a fillip. You might think…
Culinary professionals, food industry executives, aspiring chefs and journalists will learn more about olive oil than they thought possible during two seminars running alongside the New York International Olive Oil…
An international debate has begun in the olive oil sector on issues to do with labeling, such as whether to require ‘best before’ or ‘use by’ dates. And one of…