Jul 11, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
The 60th annual Summer Fancy Foods Show is underway at the Jacob K Javits Convention Center in New York City, bringing together gourmet chefs, specialty food producers and buyers from around the world … Often overshadowed by their counterparts in Italy, Spain...
Jul 11, 2014 | Labelling, NZ, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash has announced that Australian and New Zealand ministers responsible for food policy and regulation have signed off on the health star rating system for front-of-pack labelling. The culmination of years of negotiation between health...
Jun 30, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
In a substantial article that does not spare anyone the German magazine Focus online accuses supermarkets Rewe, one of the largest chains in Germany, and an Italian company, guilty of having introduced on the German market rancid olive oil, or mixtures suspect that...
Jun 30, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
Olive oil and olive pomace oil imports are down nearly 8 percent across seven major markets – a year-on-year drop of more than 23,000 tons, the latest International Olive Council market newsletter shows.
Jun 30, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
Once relegating it to the occasional soap in a gift shop, the American beauty industry has begun innovating more with olive oil and olive-based ingredients in their products, both for the fruit’s many touted benefits as well as to provide an alternative for...
Jun 30, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
The International Olive Council (IOC) recently presented the 14th edition of the Mario Solinas Quality Awards for extra virgin olive oils. Named after the late professor Mario Solinas of Italy, the awards recognize extra virgin olive oils with the best organoleptic...