Jul 29, 2016 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive business
The Trans-Pacific partnership (TTP) is a trade agreement among twelve Pacific Rim countries signed on 4 February 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand, after seven years of negotiations. The AOA requested that the Minister for Trade and Investment establish an Olive...
Jul 29, 2016 | General Olive News, NZ, Olive business
ONZ EO Gayle Sheridan reports that Certification 2016 is progressing well, with more than 100 samples submitted to date to the Oil Testing Service. Thus far there has been an excellent turnaround in results being advised, however a bottleneck is expected in August so...
Jul 29, 2016 | Awards, Competitions, General Olive News, International News/Trends
Several beers and two olive oils from two Clovis businesses are in the running for the 2016 New Product Award at next week’s Fresno Food Expo. ENZO Olive Oil Company entered its award-winning Tyler Florence Test Kitchen EVOO and its first fused — as opposed to infused...
Jul 29, 2016 | Diet/Food, General Olive News, International News/Trends
According to a new review conducted by researchers in the US, a Mediterranean diet with no restriction of good fats like olive oil was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, and type 2 diabetes. Mediterranean Diet, Heavy on the Olive...
Jul 29, 2016 | General Olive News, International News/Trends
Food fraud compromising the safety of products and damaging public health should be prosecuted under criminal law, according to FoodDrinkEurope.
Jul 29, 2016 | Environment, General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
The significant number of scientific studies that have found powerful links between extra virgin olive oil and human health keep on coming, and the International Olive Council (IOC) June 2016 newsletter reports another exciting win-win, this time for the environment....