Oct 18, 2013 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Seminars/Conference
To blend deodorised olive oil in virgin olive oil is a fraud for global standards and rules but it’s difficult to find it. Reseachers participate in a workshop in Madrid to discuss the problem.
Oct 18, 2013 | International News/Trends, Seminars/Conference
More than 20 of the world’s experts on olive oil verification met earlier this year, and a recent summary of their brainstorming provides an illuminating update on olive oil fraud and possible solutions. That there is a problem was not in dispute. Figures released at...
Oct 18, 2013 | Olive Oil News, Seminars/Conference
News rapidly spread far and wide of the awards presented in this year’s AOA National Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Table Olive Competitions, presented at the national conference in Hobart on October 7. State, food-related and regional media outlets were quick to...
Oct 18, 2013 | Olive Oil News, Seminars/Conference
The Australian Institute of Horticulture is holding a three-day Congress on October 22-25 in Brisbane. Titled Living Soils, Healthy Plants, Scaping Nature, the event will focus on natural/biological methodologies in scaping soil for plants, choosing plants and...
Oct 4, 2013 | Olive Oil News, Seminars/Conference
The Western Australian Olive Council (WAOC), in conjunction with the AOA and chief judge Richard Gawel, is organising Olive Oil Tasting Workshops for later this year. The initial workshop/s will be at beginners’ level, with a judging recruitment workshop to follow if...
Sep 6, 2013 | Seminars/Conference
The 2013 AOA National Olive Industry Conference and Trade Exhibition is now just a month away, being held in Hobart, Tasmania on October 7-8. The event will once again encompass the national conference, trade expo and awards presentations, and the venue provides...