May 22, 2015 | Australia, Olive Oil News
With water restrictions and a move to emergency bore water imminent, growing lush gardens and fruit trees in Broken Hill is often just not possible. For Steve Flecknoe-Brown, whose love of good food starts with an appreciation of good olive oil, this was a problem to...
May 13, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
At more than 2,500 years old the gnarled tree in our photograph is the oldest living thing serving mankind anywhere in the world. It was regarded as venerable when the Romans were picking olives from its branches long before Jesus Christ was born. It still bears a...
May 13, 2015 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Claims that much of the extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) sold in US supermarket is not ‘extra virgin’ at all are hardly new. But the fact that many retail buyers are effectively turning a blind eye to such widespread fraud is immensely frustrating for companies that are...
May 13, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Camels and date palms may be on the horizon for Spain as global warming edges the country’s climate closer to Morocco’s. With average temperatures expected to rise by as much as five degrees by 2050, Spain’s universally appreciated crops could be in serious jeopardy....
May 13, 2015 | Australia, Diet/Food, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
An unhealthy, destructive ingredient contained in up to half of all packaged food continues to be disguised, experts have warned. Palm oil, a cheap additive widely used in junk food to boost crispiness, can legally be listed as ‘vegetable oil’ or ‘vegetable fat’, to...
May 11, 2015 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
Accountability is key to rebuilding consumer confidence in the industry following a food scandal – a company’s response to accusations of contamination is almost as important as its actual role in causing it, according to a new study.
