Archive for the 'Geographic' Category

01 Aug

[Maroc] Oléiculture: Pourquoi le Maroc a raté ses rendez-vous

• Un retard flagrant par rapport au pourtour méditerranéen • Défaillances structurelles de qualité • ALE avec les Etats-Unis, une opportunité en or Au moment où l’engouement mondial pour l’huile d’olive atteint son comble, l’oléiculture marocaine est toujours à la traîne. «Disposant de la cinquième superficie oléicole dans le bassin méditerranéen, le Maroc ne se […]

01 Aug

[Canada] Olive oil circuit runs nano-scale rings round silicon

By Simon Aughton, Scientists at a Canadian university have created the first ‘wet’ semiconductor device capable of outperforming conventional silicon chips, by ‘painting’ it onto glass. The University of Toronto (UofT) team cooked up semiconductor particles just a few nanometres across in a flask containing extra-pure oleic acid, the main ingredient in olive oil. The […]

31 Jul

[Italy] OLIVE OIL: No Direct Sale At Press Without Inspection

There will be no more selling of extra virgin olive oil in cans directly from the press. The rules to follow for small olive growers are back to being the same as those for large industries, meaning the need for labelling to explain the type of product and its provenience in addition to the different […]

31 Jul

[Maroc] Huile d’olive : un potentiel inexploité

Par Said El Hadini, Sur le marché national, le prix de l’huile d’olive continue de s’afficher aux alentours de 50 dirhams le litre. Un niveau jamais atteint auparavant. La forte demande extérieure couplée à une offre mondiale en repli, consécutivement à la baisse de la production espagnole (premier pays producteur dans le monde) semble expliquer […]

29 Jul

Schnucks recalls jars of Spanish olives

Schnuck Markets, Inc. has voluntarily recalled Schnucks brand Spanish olives stuffed with minced pimentos in the seven-ounce jar. One lot code includes jars that may contain glass. Customers should check for: UPC 04131819001; lot number L5279/15:12; best by 10.06.08. Schnucks initiated the recall after being alerted to potential problems. There have been no reports of […]