Jun 13, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
The new chair of the International Olive Oil Council is very active since the early days of his inauguration, including confrontations with the Executive Director Barjol and a proposal shock: the abolition of the category “olive oil”.
Jun 13, 2014 | International News/Trends, Labelling, Olive Oil News
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.
Jun 13, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
In order to broaden the trade opportunities for Italian extra virgin olive oil in the Far East and to move past last fall’s headlines of adulterated Italian olive oil — from China blocking imports to the New York Times infographic – this Wednesday the local office of...
Jun 13, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
For Tunisia, the olive-oil production supply chain is crucial, a fact that must be considered in the logic of the negotiations, when in Coi and elsewhere with this country. According to data provided by Mohamed Ben Mohamed, CEO of the National Office for the olive...
Jun 13, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
The days of flavoured olive oils being labeled ‘extra virgin olive oil’ or even just ‘olive oil’ could be numbered in International Olive Council (IOC) member countries. The IOC – the peak body governing the sector – is to consider advice next week that it apply a...
Jun 13, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
The average retail price of a liter of extra virgin olive oil ranged from €10.36 ($14.10) to €2.69 ($3.66) across 19 European Union countries, according to data compiled by the EU’s statistical office. The most expensive average was in the Czech Republic and the...