Jan 20, 2012 | Olive Oil News
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has missed its January 4 deadline for publishing details of how it will regulate imported food under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), but says it will update the industry “soon”. The rules relate to the proposed...
Jan 6, 2012 | Olive Oil News
It’s 2012 already – where does the time go? Our industry has certainly had some challenges in recent times, and we hope that 2012 sees bumper crops of quality fruit and increasing prices for Australian and New Zealand products. Let’s hope we start to see the effects...
Jan 6, 2012 | Olive Oil News
The ongoing produce price wars between Coles and Woolworths have had wide-ranging effects on the country’s food producers, including causing banks to slash farm valuations. So writes AOA CEO Lisa Rowntree in an opinion piece for online news site...
Jan 6, 2012 | Olive Oil News
The National Table Olives Committee’s discussion paper is still available for comment and feedback, with input providing the basis for the development of draft Australian Standards for Table Olives. All olive industry participants are invited to comment on the issues...
Jan 6, 2012 | Olive Oil News
Just a few more weeks and the 2012 edition of the annual Australian & New Zealand Olive Industry Directory will arrive in letterboxes across the globe (yes, it goes far further afield than just our shores). The industry’s most comprehensive guide to personnel,...
Jan 6, 2012 | Olive Oil News
Supermarket giant Woolworths will adopt the Australian Standard for premium olive oil for its own brand lines, reports weeklytimesnow. However it will not require the voluntary standard be met by other brands it stocks. The Weekly Times revealed last year that several...
