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Oct. 19, 2011
Reactions Underscore Super Premium's Long Road Ahead
Articles published on the same day in two major American newspapers put olive oil in the spotlight again. Readers' comments in the Washington Post offered a glimpse at some American reactions to Association 3E's super-premium initiative.
Oct. 11, 2011
International Olive Council Studying Oils Beyond the Limits of its Standard
The IOC invited producers to help it better understand olive oils that fell outside of its standards. The limited response was discussed last week in Madrid.
Sep. 30, 2011
In Olive Council Memorandum, 'Unease' Over Australian Standards
In a memorandum sent to Standards Australia, Codex and Australia's agriculture and foreign affairs ministries, the IOC laid out what it sees as a troubling development.
Sep. 14, 2011 Opinions
Aug. 25, 2011 Health
Aug. 24, 2011 Food & Cooking
Talking Olive Oil with Der Feinschmecker Food Editor Kersten Wetenkamp
Aug. 17, 2011 World
European Olive Oil Producers Try New Label: Made in California
Jul. 24, 2011 Australia / NZ
Jul. 21, 2011
Australian Olive Oil Takes the Ball, Runs
Seizing on the momentum of the adoption of new voluntary olive oil standards and wide media coverage, Australian Olive Association President Paul Miller took to the airwaves Wednesday.
Jul. 12, 2011
Barjol Calls for "Synergy" in New Olive Oil Promo Campaign
Calling the American market a "top priority," Olive Council Director Jean-Louis Barjol was in Washington to kick off a new $1.7M promotion campaign under the slogan "Add Some Life."
Jun. 12, 2011
Córdoba Recap: Voices for Olive Oil Quality
The Beyond Extra Virgin conference can fill a room with industry and government luminaries, but how 3E will actually reach its goal of establishing a higher benchmark for olive oil quality, and what the group's ultimate aims are for doing so, remain unclear.
Jun. 9, 2011
Spain Chooses This Year's Best Olive Oils
The ceremony, attended by government officials, olive oil industry professionals and the press, coincided with the Beyond Extra Virgin conference in Córdoba.
Jun. 9, 2011
Spain Goes Beyond Extra Virgin
Spains Olive Oil Interprofessional organized a vigorous program in Córdoba this week around the subject of premium olive oil production, evaluation, application and promotion.
Apr. 12, 2011
North American Olive Oil Association Hosts a Tasting in New York
Olive oil industry executives and journalists gathered at a midtown Manhattan Italian restaurant Monday evening for an olive oil tasting and dinner NAOOA.
Dec. 2, 2010
Olive Oil Flows at Harvest Time on Crete
A visit to Crete during harvest time is an opportunity to see olive growers and mills at full tilt and to sample the region's flagship olive oil pressed just minutes before.
Aug. 13, 2010
EVOO and A-Rod: The Dawn of Olive Oil's Era of Testing
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.
Jul. 14, 2010
In America, Olive Oil from Coast to Coast
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.
Jun. 14, 2010
Olive Oil Production Branches Beyond Tradition
The boom is fueled by two developments, a growing appreciation of extra-virgin olive oil as a healthier fat and technological advances.