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Scores Follow Live Updates from Beyond Extra Virgin IV

by Denise Johnson

Olive oil pros and enthusiasts around the world who couldn't make it to the three-day Beyond Extra Virgin conference tuned in to the Twitter updates streamed live on Olive Oil Times.

Posted on September 22, 2010

Understanding the New USDA Olive Oil Standards

by A.K. Devarenne and P. Vossen

Next month new USDA standards for olive oil go into effect. Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne and Paul Vossen address common questions about what the standards mean for producers.

Posted on September 14, 2010

Olive Pomace Oil: Not What You Might Think

by Daniel Williams

You were seduced by a nice package, low price and claims like "Premium Flavor" or "Made in Italy" before learning you didn't buy olive oil at all. You're not alone.

Posted on September 09, 2010

UNESCO “Cultural Heritage List” to Include the Mediterranean Diet

by Lucy Vivante

The Intangible Cultural List was started in 2003 and now comprises some 166 entries, including Croatian Lace Making, Argentinean Tango and Tibetan Opera.

Posted on August 23, 2010

EVOO and A-Rod: The Dawn of Olive Oil’s Era of Testing

by Curtis Cord

The lawsuit was announced in typical American fashion, complete with a celebrity chef. Maybe this is what it needed to come to. Nothing happens here without buzz.

Posted on August 13, 2010

New Casaliva from “Grotto of Catullus” will be Pure Poetry

by Lucy Vivante

The restoration of an ancient olive grove will preserve the Sirmione landscape so beloved by the Latin poet.

Posted on August 12, 2010

Cooking with Olive Oil in China

by Lorenzo Logi

The rise in the use of cooking oils has been provoked by the economic growth of the past two decades which has made oil, once scarce and prohibitively expensive, common and affordable.

Posted on August 04, 2010

Olive Oil Council Considers 80 New Origin Denominations

by Daniel Williams

The majority of these new denominations would apply to olive oil producing nations outside the European Union, like Argentina and Palestine.

Posted on July 27, 2010

Coldiretti’s “Green Oscars” Encourage Agricultural Innovation

by Lucy Vivante

Coldiretti, Italy's largest farming group and lobby, held its fourth Oscar Green Awards to support and encourage innovation in agricultural pursuits.

Posted on July 20, 2010

Snapshot of Olive Oil Choices in One American Neighborhood

by Denise Johnson

I thought I'd head down to my local Stop & Shop, behold the selection and confirm that the monounsaturated revolution had reached Boston.

Posted on July 16, 2010

UC Davis Study Questioned

by Olive Oil Times Staff

Questions were raised concerning the sample used to support a finding that 10 percent of the California olive oils tested failed to meet standards for extra virgin olive oil. Later, a typo was blamed for the discrepency.

Posted on July 15, 2010

In America, Olive Oil from Coast to Coast

by Cristabelle Tumola

You can thank the booming California industry for the buzz around olive oil in the States these days, but East Coasters aren't exactly virgins to the concept.

Posted on July 14, 2010

Report: Most Imported Extra Virgin Olive Oils Aren’t Extra Virgin

by Denise Johnson

A new report found 69 percent of imported olive oils and 10 percent of California olive oils labeled as extra virgin failed to meet the IOC/USDA standards for that classification.

Posted on July 14, 2010

Rediscovering the Origins of Olive Oil in Turkey

by Umut Egitimci

Recent research reinforces Anatolia’s prominence in the history of olive oil, while consumption in Turkey remains well below that of its Mediterranean neighbors.

Posted on July 12, 2010