26 Oct
Coles and Woolworths are resisting pressure to comply with recommended labelling standards for extra virgin olive oil. The new guidelines were introduced this year to reduce the amount of refined oils being sold as 'premium' or 'extra light'. President of the Australian Olive Association, Paul Miller, says Aldi supermarkets are already using the […]
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25 Oct
Olive fruit fly larvae were found on fresh olives that a passenger from Lebanon was trying to carry into San Diego International Airport, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday. Agriculture specialists working at the airport on Oct. 4 found several olive fruit fly larvae on almost nine pounds of fresh olives […]
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19 Oct
American food lovers have long taken for granted that only olive oils from the Mediterranean are worth buying preferably with an olive tree, an Italian flag and some words like “authentic cold pressed” on the bottle.
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17 Oct
Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) President Mehmet Büyükekşi said he expects olive and olive oil exports this year to reach $300 million, increase almost by 100 percent next year and total up to $5 billion by 2023, while speaking at the Third Akhisar Harvest Festival on Sunday. Büyükekşi also said any sector that helps reduce the […]
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15 Oct
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