Europe to Ban Refillable Olive Oil Cruets in Restaurants
Olive oil in restaurants and bars in Europe will have to be in properly-labeled, non-reusable containers from next year.
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Articles Tagged | "European Commission"
Posted on May 16 2013
Spanish Olive Oil Gets €8 Million for New Promotional Campaigns
The European Commission has allocated €8 million to the promotion of Spanish olive oil throughout the Europe and other markets around the world.
Posted on May 02 2013
Experts in Olive Oil Authentication Called to Madrid Workshop
Olive oil authentication will be under the spotlight at an invitation-only scientific workshop to be held in Madrid from June 10-11.
Posted on April 23 2013
Olive Oil Sector Eyes European Vote Next Week
Europe’s olive oil sector will come a step closer to knowing its fate when the full European Parliament votes in Strasbourg next week.
Posted on March 08 2013
Europe Closer to Banning Refillable Olive Oil Cruets in Restaurants
Reusable olive oil cruets would effectively be banned in restaurants and cafes across the Europe from next year, under proposed changes.
Posted on February 04 2013
Details Emerge of Europe’s Crackdown on Olive Oil Fraud
Proposed anti-fraud measures in the European Union would require member states to do more targeted checks of olive oil.
Posted on January 25 2013
Objections Raised to Kalamata PDO Amendment
The ‘Kalamata’ PDO amendment will not be a smooth process -- objections have been raised and more time will be needed to sort things out.
Posted on January 24 2013
EU Likely to Increase Private Storage Aid Trigger Prices
Prices for extra virgin and virgin olive oil wouldn’t have to fall so far before the European Commission (EC) provided support via private storage aid, under proposed changes agreed to by a European Parliament committee.
Posted on January 07 2013
EU Olive Farmers’ Wishlist for Change
Olive oil producers are firming up their positions on the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and an action plan for the olive oil sector.
Posted on December 27 2012
Spain Denies it Produces Too Much Olive Oil
Spain disagreed with European Commission forecasts that it would end 2020 with an unsold stock of 881,000 tons of olive oil.
Posted on December 15 2012
European Producers Group Backs More Testing, Labeling Changes
At a meeting last week of European farmers, there was some support for measures in the proposed European "olive oil action plan."
Posted on November 20 2012
Call to Promote Olive Oil in Europe’s Schools
European schoolchildren could be given subsidized olive oil if a proposal from Spanish Members of the European Parliament goes ahead.
Posted on November 05 2012
European Commission Asked to Act on Threat of U.S. ‘Trade Barriers’
Concerns have been raised in the European Parliament about potential harm for E.U. exporters from the proposed U.S. marketing order.
Posted on November 02 2012
EU Action Plan for Olive Oil Inching Forward
More quality checks and tighter rules on labeling are among measures currently before by EU lawmakers.
Posted on October 30 2012
Calls for Europe to Promote Olive Oil in General
The need for more generic promotion of olive oil was among issues discussed at the European Commission’s group on olives and olive oil.
Posted on October 14 2012
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