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Jun. 29, 2012

Olive Oil Quality Issues Raised at European Advisory Group Meeting

The importance of addressing potential contaminates in olive oil was among the issues raised at this month’s meeting of the Advisory group on Olives.

Jun. 16, 2012

The Importance of a Good Cap

In Italy, producers, chefs and restaurateurs are choosing anti-fraud bottle caps to guarantee and preserve extra virgin olive oil quality.

May. 30, 2012

Extra Virgin Vigilance in Australia

Australia’s consumer watchdog has fined a local olive oil producer for alleged mislabelling and promises more action on fake extra virgin olive oils.

Dec. 13, 2011

"Extra Virginity" Book Review Has Plenty of Quips, But Misses the Point

Dwight Garner, maybe giddy from the book's title, manages a lot of zingers in his review of Tom Mueller's "Extra Virginity" for the New York Times. But Garner's ambivalence shows he just doesn't get it.

Dec. 11, 2011

French Consumer Magazine Compares Olive Oils, Finds Local Ones Better

French consumer magazine Que Chosir, gets in with the act, comparing thirty extra virgin olive oils sold in France and finding the ones made locally to be generally better (and more expensive).

Dec. 6, 2011

Critical Information for Olive Oil Decision Makers

Top olive oil experts will share insights to help distinguish good quality olive oil from bad at a January 12 conference presented by the Culinary Institute of America and the UC Davis Olive Center.

Nov. 20, 2011

New Book Accuses Council of Holding Olive Oil to 'Lowest Denominator'

In the new book, Extra Virginity, there's plenty of blame to go around for the "widespread dumbing down of olive oil quality," but author Tom Mueller reserves perhaps his most direct castigation for the International Olive Council.

Nov. 15, 2010

Good Oils Gone Bad: Recognizing Olive Oil Defects

What good olive oil tastes like and how to recognize some of the defects in an oil past its prime.

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