Archive for the 'Geographic' Category

11 Sep

[China] Experts call for regulating olive oil import market

Chinese experts called for new regulations on the country’s olive oil imports to protect customers’ rights and ensure that the sector develops in a sound and orderly manner. Misleading labels and false expiry dates are the main traps for Chinese customers, according to speakers at an olive oil conference sponsored jointly by the Beijing Consumers’ […]

11 Sep

The University Of Cordoba Participates In A European Project On Sustainable Olive Oil And Table Olives Production

The University of Cordoba and the olive oil cooperative Virgen del Castillo, located in the town of Carcabuey, are participating in INASOOP, a European project whose aim is to develop environmental standards for the production of olive oil and table olives. Indeed, several specialised olive-oil mills and research institutes are working on this project, and […]

08 Sep

IC man can sue olive company, court says

An Iowa City man who broke a tooth on an olive pit can sue the New York-based company that imports and packages Spanish olives, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled today. Douglas Kolarik filed a lawsuit against Cory International Corp., Italica Imports and Tee Pee Olives Inc. in Johnson County District Court. He alleged that he […]

08 Sep

Une huile qui a de la gueule

Par Stéphanie Bois-Houde, Au premier abord, il faut avouer qu’elle a de la gueule, l’étiquette de la nouvelle huile d’olive extra-vierge La Belle excuse de la maison Oliveraies Stravropoulos de Saint-Liguori. Après le flirt basé sur les apparences, qu’en est-il de cette huile grecque de première pression faite uniquement d’olives vertes de variété koroneiki? D’un […]

07 Sep

Beni Ourtilane, Sétif, célèbre chaque année la journée de l’huile d’olive

Chaque année, la région de Beni Ourtilane fête la journée de l’huile d’olive, une tradition séculaire qui met en relief la vocation ancestrale de cette région de la Basse Kabylie. C’est aussi une expression sociale qui dessine les contours du pouvoir de l’homme et son rapport avec son environnement naturel. Une fête agraire, une expression […]