More than 20 plants involved in the production or packaging of olive oil or table olives in Spain were found to have no system of product traceability.

A man wearing a gray suit and blue tie seated at a table during a conference or meeting. - Olive Oil Times

Europe

May. 10, 2012

Calls to Improve 'Prestige' of Spanish Olive Oil

As debate deepens in Spain and wider Europe over reform to the troubled olive oil sector, the Spanish central government and a local government group have both made quality the keystone of their calls for change.

Bottle of extra virgin olive oil labeled 'huile d'olive vierge extra' from Ollioules, France. - Olive Oil Times

Feb. 13, 2012 Production

Cooperative Run by Volunteers Preserves a Provençal Tradition