Judge Orders Kangadis to Recall or Relabel Capatriti Products
A judge ordered Capatriti to either recall its products, or apply a label stating that what’s inside is not really olive oil at all.
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Articles Tagged | "olive oil fraud"
Posted on May 08 2013
Court Finds Olive Oil Grades Mean Little to ‘Ordinary’ Consumers
A New York court sees no evidence that the perceptions of most consumers align with various labeling standards for olive oil.
Posted on April 29 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
Improved DNA Tracing Puts Olive Oil Adulterers on Notice
Spanish scientists claim they are close to offering “paternity tests" for virgin olive oil which would be a powerful ally against fraud.
Posted on April 22 2013
‘Space Laser’ Can Detect Fraudulent Olive Oil
A new laser device developed to detect carbon on Mars, could be used detect food fakes, including fraudulent olive oil, here on earth.
Posted on February 17 2013
Olive Oil Fridge Test? Don’t Count On It.
Dr. Oz urged his 3 million viewers to test EVOO by chilling it, but experts say the “fridge test” for olive oil is a long-standing myth.
Posted on February 15 2013
E.U. Committee Favors More Olive Oil Controls
New regulations designed to prevent and detect olive oil fraud appear likely to go ahead after votes in Brussels last week.
Posted on February 11 2013
Trade Group Sues Olive Oil Producer for Deceptive Labeling
It was the first time the North American Olive Oil Association, a trade group of importers, has taken legal action against a producer.
Posted on February 07 2013
‘Extra Virginity’ Author’s Latest Investigation Raises Questions
Author Tom Mueller has stirred debate by blasting the competitor of a company he has repeatedly championed.
Posted on February 03 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
Spanish Olive Oil Sector Outraged by Dropped ‘Operation Lucerna’ Case
Spain’s olive oil sector is dismayed by news that criminal charges won’t proceed against 14 alleged to have planned a fraud scheme.
Posted on December 11 2012
Spanish Consumer Group Finds Nearly One in Three Olive Oils Mislabeled
A Spanish consumer body says nine out of 34 extra virgin olive oils it tested were really virgin olive oil and one was lampante.
Posted on October 26 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
Suspected Fraud Hits Major Israeli Supermarkets
Government officials raided two factories in northern Israel, pressuring Ramy Levi and Home Center to recall thousands of olive oil products allegedly containing lamp oil.
Posted on October 02 2012
Test to Detect Explosives Also Finds Bad Olive Oil
Researchers at the University of Córdoba have proven that ion mobility spectrometry, the analytical technique most commonly used to detect explosives and at airports, is also effective for identifying fraudulent olive oil.
Posted on August 02 2012
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