Sovena USA, Inc: New name for olive oil business at Griffiss Park, CA
There’s a new name for the East Coast Olive Oil bottling and packaging plant at Griffiss business park, but that’s all that’s changing, says a company official.
The company that moved to Rome from Utica last year and has about 160 employees is now known as Sovena USA, Inc.
“Really, it’s just a name change,” Eryn Balch, marketing manager, said this morning. The change comes as part of a global re-branding initiative among East Coast’s partner company Nutrinveste’s business groups under the umbrella name of Sovena. Nutrinveste of Portugal, one of the leading olive oil companies in the world, bought 80 percent of East Coast in 2005.
Sovena has no other operations in the United States besides the Griffiss facility, according to Balch. The local plant, a major U.S. importer of olive oil, is part of the new Sovena consumer goods division.
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Cyprus: Allergy epidemic from fruitful olive trees
By Leo Leonidou,
One in three children in Cyprus and the EU suffer from some form of allergy, with the condition rife at this time of year on the island due to an increase in olive pollen.
“Olive trees are this year producing more blossom, meaning pollen levels are higher than in the previous few years,” President of the Allergy Institute, Dr Andreas Liveris, said yesterday.
He warned that olive pollen was very aggressive and the symptoms it causes can be extremely uncomfortable.
“These include asthma and other respiratory problems, sneezing and runny and itchy eyes and noses,” he said.
He added that allergies in general are becoming an epidemic around the world, especially amongst children below the age of ten.
“Here in Cyprus, one in three children are affected, whereas the number was one in fifteen, 20 years ago,” he said.
Allergies can be managed effectively with medication or vaccinations but they can’t be cured, and although not normally life-threatening, they alter the sufferer’s quality of life.
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Homemade acne scar remedy by olive Oil
After exfoliating your skin with baking soda, massage a pea-sized amount of olive oil onto your face.
Acne scaring can cause the skin to lose its elasticity and suppleness.
The moisturizing nutrients in the olive oil will penetrate the skin to deeply moisturize the skin and soften the skin’s texture.
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The Top Diet . . . for Your Ticker
Which does the best job of protecting your heart: a Mediterranean-style diet or a low-fat plan?
Either approach is good for your health. But the Mediterranean type gives your ticker some extra protection. Here’s how.
Cholesterol Buster
The Mediterranean-type diet brought cardiovascular disease risk down 15% in a recent study, versus 9% for the low-fat plan. Why the difference? The olive oil, nuts, fruits, veggies, whole grains, and fish that characterize a Mediterranean diet are chock-full of fiber, healthy fats, and antioxidants — all things your heart loves.
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Olive Extract Protects Against Neurodegenerative Disorders
An extract derived from olives may provide protection against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, according to a study published in the “Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.”
Researchers examined the effect of an antioxidant chemical known as hydroxytyrosol, which has previously been shown to be connected to the health benefits of olive oil, such as LDL (“bad”) cholesterol reduction and cancer prevention.
In one test, the researchers added oxidative stressors to the brain cells of mice in a laboratory setting. These stressors, such as iron ions and a nitric oxide donor, are damaging to cells because of their oxidizing effects. For some of the cells, researchers also added an olive extract rich in hydroxytyrosol. Among the cells to which only the stressors were added, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) was reduced by 40 percent. In the cells treated with olive extract, ATP was only reduced by 15 percent. This effect was achieved at hydroxytyrosol concentrations as low as 0.01 milligrams per milliliter.
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