Schumer: standards change would threaten jobs

US Senator Charles E. Schumer has called on the US Department of Agriculture to reject plans to change the standards for olive oil in the United States, a move that could have devastating consequences for Sovena and its 200 employees in Rome (USA), he said. Schumer is urging government officials to disregard a “costly and ineffective” proposed marketing order that would change the standard definitions, testing methodology and labeling guidelines for domestically sold olive oils.