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By Katie Bird,
An extract from olive leaves and oil could be useful as a soothing ingredient after UV exposure say scientists.
Oleuropein exhibits antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities which may go some way to explain the soothing qualities of the compound say scientists led by P. Perugini from the University of Pavia, Italy.
The research, [...]

By Shane Starling,
Australian olive leaf extract pioneer, Olive Products Australia (OPA), has gained a European-first distribution deal in the UK for its high-antioxidant liquid supplement.
While olive leaf extracts already exist on the European market - predominantly in cosmeceutical formulations as well as teas and pill-form food supplements - OPA’s offering is one of the first [...]

A research group of the University of Granada has found out that maslinic acid, a compound present in the leaf and the olive skin wax extracted from alpeorujo (crushed olive pulp), has the capacity of preventing cancer as well as regulating apoptosis in carcinogenic processes.
Maslinic acid is a protease inhibitor that, among other features, has [...]

By Julie Kaufmann (Mercury News)
Our stories about home-cured olives and the widespread infestation of the olive fruit fly in our area (Food & Wine, Oct. 24) brought a phone call from Phil Cosentino, who retired from the family grocery business and now grows and sells fruit from more than 500 trees on two acres in [...]

New Zealand medicinal honey company Comvita has today completed its acquisition of Olive Products Australia (OPA).
OPA is a complementary medicine grower, manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer in Queensland. It has developed a system to grow and extract the active compounds from olive tree leaves for use in human and therapeutic products.
Neil Craig, chairman of Comvita said: [...]