As California’s olive oil industry expands and refines, designations of various grades of oil are becoming more distinct and more identifiable.
Consumers will face challenges as they learn to differentiate between extra virgin (high-quality) and oil pressed from the pomace of cull olives. All of the oil is expected to move through one market level [...]
By Jeremy Smith & Anthony Barker,
European Union regulators suggested granting olive oil producers subsidies for private storage from as early as June as a way to prevent more price falls, the European Commission said on Monday.
The Commission’s proposal, to be discussed soon by national experts from the EU’s 27 countries, would allow subsidised storage of [...]
By Zoë Casey,
All olive oils, from Spain’s golden nutty olive oils to Italy’s dark green grassy-flavoured olive oils, will be labelled with their country of origin from 1 July 2009, the European Commission said today.
Currently, olive oils are labelled with their country of origin on a voluntary basis, but Mariann Fischer Boel, the European commissioner [...]
Beginning Jan. 1, that bottle in the supermarket labeled “extra virgin olive oil” will need to meet international standards because of a new state law enacted by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week.
California law has long protected consumers against unscrupulous dealers selling imitation or blended oils as olive oil.
However, said state Sen. Patricia Wiggins, who authored [...]
The European olive oil market could be set for a shake up if new labelling rules proposed by EU officials come into force. The rules would make origin labelling compulsory for virgin and extra virgin label olive oil, and could come into force as early as July 2009.
The move could provide a boost for premium [...]
The state Senate on Tuesday approved a measure that would make California’s olive oil grades conform to international standards and require that bottles of the product be labeled accordingly.
The move follows approval by the Assembly last month.
“Olive oil is a rapidly growing industry in California, with volume projected to increase by 1,000% in the next [...]
By Melinda,
The international olive industry is one step closer to implementing regulations that will support fair exports and consumers interest.
The step follows a hot topic session coordinated by the Australian Olive Association (AOA) at the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) annual meeting held in Seattle, USA, on 20 May.
Paul Miller, president of the AOA, was [...]
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