20 Sep
Farmers say at least 30,000 olive trees on brink of turning to dead wood after springs in Joradan’s Karak dried up. Persistent drought in the south could lead to the decimation of thousands of olive trees in the city of Karak, 120km south of Amman, according to environmentalists, who blame climate change. “We witness in […]
Posted in Ecology | Environment, Middle East, Olive Tree by: Olives101
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20 Sep
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 […]
Posted in Business, Europe | U.K, Olive Oil by: Olives101
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20 Sep
The awards, now in their twelfth year, will be chaired by Richard Gawel, research scientist at the Australian Wine Research Institute, along with more than 20 accredited judges on October 3 and 4. “As always, it is a great privilege to assist the capable judges in their task of searching out and rewarding the best […]
Posted in Australia | NZ, Event-Festival, Olive Oil by: Olives101
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20 Sep
Suite au précédent post, voici un article de Mohamed Fateh se posant la question du danger que peux représenter cette nouvelle directive, je cite: L’idée étant d’informer précisément les consommateurs de la provenance exacte de l’huile en bouteille. Les flacons d’huiles de diverses origines, mélangées, devront donc être étiquetés en conséquence, mentionnant notamment les pays […]
Posted in en Français, Europe, France, Huile d'Olive, Tunisie by: Olives101
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20 Sep
La Commission Européenne a proposé que les étiquettes des huiles d’olive vierges et extra-vierges mentionnent obligatoirement leurs pays de production, ce mercredi 17 septembre. Si cette proposition aboutit, elle pourrait entrer en vigueur dès le 1er juillet 2009. Actuellement, les huiles ne sont pas obligées de porter une étiquette indiquant leurs lieux d’origine. “Mais cela […]
Posted in en Français, Europe, Huile d'Olive by: Olives101
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