olive oil adulteration / page 7
Nov. 18, 2011
Tom Mueller humanizes the hotbed of olive oil today in a way that is clear, credible and compelling. Extra Virginity, which will be released on December 5th, could well prove to be a tipping point.
May. 30, 2011
Seville Meeting Asks "What Do Consumers Know About Olive Oil?"
Consumers' knowledge about olive oil quality, and controversial new EU rules designed to crack down on deodorized oils are on the agenda of a new annual conference in Seville.
May. 4, 2011
A New Way to Detect Olive Oil Adulteration
Researchers at the Universidad de Alcalá in Madrid have patented a new system for testing oil purity and quality which they hope to implement in food testing labs around the world.
Apr. 14, 2011 World
Olive Council Denounces UC Davis Report's 'Undercurrent of Aggression'
Apr. 13, 2011 World
Mar. 31, 2011 Food & Cooking
Mar. 29, 2011 Business
Details Expected Thursday on Investigations Into Deodorized Olive Oils
Mar. 29, 2011 Business
Mar. 13, 2011
Italian Police Seize Spanish Olive Oil
Police made the decision to impound 54,000 liters of olive oil en route from Spain Friday after discovering that it was being falsely passed off as Italian.
Feb. 28, 2011
Deodorized Olive Oil Back in the Spotlight
Florence prosecutors have seized paperwork and samples as part of an investigation into the possible falsification of olive oil transport documents by large packagers including Grupo SOS.
Feb. 22, 2011
Davis Olive Center Responds to IOC Criticism of Report
Researchers from the UC Davis Olive Center responded recently to criticism of last year's controversial study by a group of chemists from the International Olive Council.
Nov. 18, 2010
"Slippery Business" Journalist Tom Mueller Speaks at UC Davis
Mueller's investigation of adulteration and unethical practices helped to advance the cause of advocates of olive oil standards reform in the US.
Nov. 18, 2010
Not Your "Run of the Mill" Olive Oil Tour
Lara Camozzo tours the midieval birthplace of a famous conspiracy and gets an estate producer's take on modern-day collusion in the Italian olive oil industry.
Oct. 30, 2010
Olive Oil Adulteration Nothing New
It might seem new with all of the recent press coverage but, as this 1863 article from the New England Journal of Medicine shows, olive oil fraud has been going on a while.
Sep. 24, 2010
Spanish Supermarket Chain Alcampo Accused of Olive Oil Fraud
The supermarket chain will be penalized for selling adulterated olive oil under its brand name Auchan, and for "lack of the most fundamental duties of due diligence."
Jul. 28, 2010
Cold Press: The Media Pile-On After the Davis Olive Oil Report
The Davis report's bashing of imported olive oils has enjoyed the kind of viral publicity only eye-grabbing headlines like "That Olive Oil's No Virgin" could achieve. But is it fair?