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Researchers in Chile found a compound in olive oil reduced the adverse effects on cholesterol and insulin caused by a high-fat diet. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-health-news/olive-oil-helps-reverse-damage-high-fat-diets/56307
Planning is well under way for the 2017 Perth Royal Olives Show, with this year’s competition led by Chief Steward Ellen Slobe and Chief Judge Isabelle Okis. Entry documents are…
Entries for the 2017 NZ EVOO Awards open on Monday, 14 August and close on Friday, 15 September, with judging taking place in Auckland from 2–4 October. This year’s panel…
After a challenging harvest season and a 30-percent drop in global production, more brands than ever were analysed at the world’s largest olive oil competition – a strong sign of…
FDA is “listening” to requests “on both ends of the spectrum” related to the upcoming deadline for changes to the Nutrition Facts Label currently slated to go into effect next…
Palestine, a land where olives have been cultivated for thousands of years, signs the 2015 International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, becoming the IOC’s newest member. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/palestine-becomes-olive-councils-newest-member/56388
Domestic produce is set to be promoted across Spain thanks to new laws on product labelling. The new requirements set out in a draft bill aim to highlight the country…
A new system to electronically certify imports of organic products and ingredients come into force today, promising to tighten traceability, fight fraud and collect reliable data on organic trade.
Curating the National List of non-organic substances that are allowed in products certified as organic is a core responsibility of the National Organic Standards Board, and as such stakeholders will…
There is a giant olive tree right at the roundabout leading to Yalıkavak approaching from Torba or Konacık in southwestern Turkey. I never passed it without saying, “Thanks for your…