Dec 23, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Reading the labels of their wine and olive oil bottles, one might think Planeta is an invented brand name referring to the universe of estates and products the Sicilian company has been running and creating over the last 20 years. Instead, this is the real surname of...
Dec 23, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Local congressman Giovanni Epifani, in a note addressed to the Regional Councillor for Agriculture and the Apulian members of the European Parliament, said: “I would demand a permanent decision to insert the sturnus volgaris (common starling) among the huntable bird...
Dec 23, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News, Research
A study has examined how oil mills in central Algeria can make use of olive oil production byproducts by transforming them into compost, thus minimizing pollution and even generating additional sources of income for the olive oil industry. According to the website of...
Dec 23, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Labelling, Olive business, Olive Oil News, Organic
Organic food firms changing their packaging to meet new EU labelling rules could accidentally breach organic labelling rules in the process, one certifier has warned.
Dec 23, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Labelling, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Pan-European food companies could be prone to major translation blunders as they look to implement new food labelling rules, says translation expert Richard Brooks.
Dec 23, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Labelling, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Food Information for Consumers (FIC) legislation should allow manufacturers to choose whether to label ingredient origins to avoid costly, complicated and unnecessary changes, say suppliers.