May 30, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
The latest EFSA resport on pesticide residues in foods suggests that more than half of all crops contain ‘no measurable’ residues, while only 1.1% contain redidues at levels above EU legal limits. But how do EFSA, and EU Member States come up with these...
May 30, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
Altering the price of a food product can have an immediate impact on taste perception, as well as feelings of overeating and guilt, according to new research.
May 30, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
In line with the goals set forth by FDA’s proposed Nutrition Facts updates, consumers find proposed labels easier to read in less time and perceive food and beverage products with larger serving sizes to be less healthy, according to a study from the Georgetown...
May 30, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
Swiss-based DSM Nutritional Products (DNP) has entered the olive-sourced hydroxytyrosol market that has been hot since the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued a rare plant polyphenol health claim approval in 2011.
May 30, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Two Mediterranean olive trees each more than a millennium old have found a new home on The World islands. The trees, dated between 1300 and 1400 years old, are being planted on the Heart of Europe chain of man-made islands off the Dubai coast by the UAE-based real...
May 30, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
Back in October, 2013 Dr Prokopios Magiatis and Dr Eleni Melliou from the University of Athens could be seen in stores around Northern California stocking up on dozens of bottles of EVOO, as part of a privately-funded research project to measure phenolic compounds...