organoleptic analysis / page 2
Apr. 2, 2012
Spanish Researchers Develop Portable 'Electronic Nose'
Spanish researchers have developed a cheap, portable ‘electronic nose’ they say has great promise for use in organoleptic testing and food quality control.
Mar. 23, 2012
Non-Member Chemists Kept Out of Olive Council Meeting
Extra Virginity author Tom Mueller wrote in his blog that experts from non-member countries were kept away from this year's annual meeting.
Mar. 8, 2012
The Demise of Olive New Zealand's Sensory Panel
The Executive of Olives New Zealand (ONZ) has recently announced that it will no longer run the assessment for its OliveMark certification programme in New Zealand.
Nov. 30, 2011 Business
Jul. 28, 2011 Tasting Olive Oil
Sensory Evaluation Classes Return to Paso Robles Olive Festival
Feb. 10, 2011 Featured
Quality Olive Oil a Taste Not Yet Acquired by Most Consumers
Feb. 8, 2011 Fairs, Competitions
Kersten Wetenkamp, Der Feinschmecker's Olive Oil Connoisseur
Feb. 1, 2011 Opinions
Jan. 28, 2011
Group Says Olive Oil Tasting Panels Create "False Concern"
A group of olive oil associations sent a letter to the Spanish Ministry condemning “serious problems” arising from organoleptic analysis for the classification of olive oil.
Oct. 25, 2010
New U.S. Olive Oil Standards in Effect Today
Producers who choose to label their product "US Extra Virgin Olive Oil" may now begin the process of having it inspected and certified by the USDA.
Oct. 22, 2010
Olive Council Chemists Issue Latest Challenge to Davis Study Claims
The IOC Cemists Group says the Davis study advocated "methods that have not been proven to have any relationship with the quality or purity of olive oils."
Sep. 29, 2010
Leonardo Colavita and the UC Davis Olive Oil Report
"We've worked hard to make a name for ourselves. What do they think? That we're out to ruin our name, our brand for a little trick worth a few bucks?" Leonardo Colavita
Sep. 25, 2010
Making Sense of Olive Oil Testing
Liliana Scarafia from California's Agbiolab provides a perspective drawn from the UC Davis Study results that may be useful for retailers and buyers seeking to reduce the risk of mislabeled olive oil.
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.
Aug. 4, 2010
La Rioja Claims its EVOO is "Healthier"
The study is part of an effort by Spanish local and national governments during a time where newly emerging olive oil producing nations threaten Spain's dominance of the world market.
