May 17, 2016 | Australia, Labelling, Olive Oil News, Surveys
Acting on this continuing issue, the AOA has launched a Change.Org online petition to let the government know that consumers really do care about truth in labelling, and want to get what they pay for. The petition calls for the Minister for Competition Policy and...
Apr 19, 2016 | Australia, Labelling, Olive business
Consumers are often presented with dozens of varieties of olive oil at a range of prices, all claiming to be extra virgin. So what makes some olive oils twice the price? The owners of New South Wales Olive Oil company Gwydir Grove are not ashamed that their products...
Feb 1, 2016 | Labelling, NZ, Olive business
New Zealand’s Ministry of Primary Industries has said it is concerned about the cost it will take for its nation’s food producers to comply with Australia’s new proposed country of origin labelling laws.
Jan 4, 2016 | International News/Trends, Labelling, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Since 2012, an agricultural trade agreement with Morocco has permitted duty-free imports of dozens of Moroccan products into the EU. This has included agricultural and fishery products, and olive oil of every category. Last week, an EU court annulled the agreement,...
Jan 4, 2016 | International News/Trends, Labelling, Olive business, Olive Oil News
A definition of ‘artisan’ products is urgent, says one food law expert, as an Italian court cracks down on two crisps manufacturers falsely claiming to be artisanal.
Dec 10, 2015 | International News/Trends, Labelling, Olive Oil News
In a move that Israel has denounced as discriminatory, the European Union has announced that a new set of guidelines for the export of consumer products had been put in place. Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Golan Heights will be required...
