29 Feb
The European Commission has given Italy two months to explain why it obliges olive oil producers to mark the origin of the olives on product labels in contravention of E.U. laws, a spokesman said Friday.
“As far as we are concerned, that is not in conformity with European legislation, where voluntary labeling is possible but [...]
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29 Feb
Les producteurs d’huile d’olive vierge italiens, obligés d’informer les consommateurs de la provenance de leurs olives, sont en infraction avec les règles de l’Union européenne car cette précision fausse la concurrence, a précisé vendredi la Commission.
Les services de la Commission européenne ont adressé une mise en demeure aux autorités italiennes pour les sommer de se [...]
Posted in Europe, Huile d'Olive, en Français by: Olives101
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25 Feb
An “Olive and Olive Oil Sector fact-finding” conference bringing together the sector’s 42 leading names was held to brainstorm ideas on producer premiums, European Union quotas, domestic consumption and promoting export facilities.
During the conference the sector’s weak and strong points were discussed and proposals were designated. It was divided in five main working groups as, [...]
Posted in Business, East & Central Europe, Europe & U.K, Olive Oil by: Olives101
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04 Sep
While the rest of the Mediterannean consumes most of the olive oil it produces, olive oil consumption in Turkey is the lowest in the region. Turks consume one kilogram of the oil a year while their neighbors comsume an average of 15. Producers in Ayvalık say it’s time the government inspires Turks to buy and [...]
Posted in Europe & U.K, Olive Oil, Olive Tree by: Olives101
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30 Aug
A UK first has been achieved by Mediterranean specialist Belazu with the introduction of two solid Extra Virgin Olive Oil products into the retail market.
‘Belazu Premier Choix Spreadable Oil’ is made from the brand’s liquid Premier Choix Extra Virgin Olive Oil and offers all the practical and culinary versatility of butter, but with all the [...]
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01 Aug
By Judy Schultz,
Photo by Chris Schwarz,
When I was little, olives were reserved for special occasions. Only New Year’s Eve and visiting priests rated stuffed olives, the queen of all pickles.
The advent of Kraft Theatre on television moved olives down a notch or two on the specialness scale. Suddenly, everybody’s mom was using them. A commercial [...]
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30 Jul
It’s not always the label on the wine bottle that attracts admiring attention at dinner parties.
Sometimes it’s on the one containing green-gold extra-virgin olive oil.
In the past 7 years there has been a small revolution in the winelands that has nothing to do with grapes. It gathered momentum when Italy’s Giulio Bertrand bought Somerset West’s [...]
Posted in Health, Olive Oil, South Africa by: Olives101
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12 Jul
La Tunisie a participé, du 8 au 10 juillet 2007, à la 53ème édition du salon international des produits Agro-alimentaires “Fancy Food Show”, à New York.
Une dizaine d’entreprises tunisiennes ont exposé une variété de produits agro-alimentaires, notamment l’huile d’olive extra vierge, en bouteilles, et huiles biologiques, les dattes naturelles fraîches et conditionnées, les semi-conserves, les [...]
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22 Jun
Claire Doole visits a Córdoba olive farmer and finds he is doing his bit to combat global warming.
As far as the eye can see, olive groves dot the hills of Andalucia. For centuries, the groves have supplied olives and olive oil – staples of Spanish cuisine – to restaurants and retailers. But over the past [...]
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26 Apr
Les oléiculteurs européens font face à deux grands défis: d’une part, se conformer à la législation environnementale stricte de l’UE, et d’autre part, maintenir leurs prix bas en raison de la pression exercée par la compétition des oléiculteurs étrangers.
Désormais, grâce au projet INASOOP (Integrated Approach to Sustainable Olive Oil and Table Olive Production - Approche [...]
Posted in Europe, Santé, en Français by: Olives101
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20 Mar
Migros lance une margarine contenant 15 pour cent d’huile d’olive « extra vierge ». Avec sa délicate saveur d’olive, Sanissa Olive convient comme délicieuse pâte à tartiner, pour les amuse-bouche, mais aussi pour la cuisine méditerranéenne chaude.
On qualifie d’« extra vierge » l’huile d’olive tirée de la première des trois pressions des olives. Seule une [...]
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13 Sep
Des professionnels marocains du secteur de l’industrie de l’huile d’olive participent à la 7ème édition d’Oleosur, la foire internationale de l’huile d’olive d’Armilla, dans la région de Grenade (sud de l’Espagne), ouverte ce mercredi.
Un total de 90 exposants, venus d’Espagne, du Maroc, d’Italie, d’Egypte, de Colombie et des Etats-Unis, participent à cette édition qui se [...]
Posted in Africa, Europe, Huile d'Olive, en Français by: Olives101
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