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Mar. 22, 2013
New World Fails in Push to Raise Campesterol Limit for Olive Oil
New World producers have again failed in a bid to raise the limit for campesterol in olive oil, which they say acts as a trade barrier.
Mar. 21, 2013
Appliance Easily Makes Soap from Used Household Oil
A patented appliance transforms used kitchen oil, including olive oil, into biodegradable soap in a practical and safe way.
Mar. 20, 2013
Seamus Mullen's 'Tertulia' Selected for Olive Oil Event
The acclaimed West Village restaurant will show how extra virgin olive oils can be paired with foods to enhance and elevate tastes.
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New York International Olive Oil Competition Issues Last Call for Entries
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Software for Improved Olive Oil Evaluation Developed in Spain
Feb. 27, 2013
Professional olive oil tasters need to follow precise rules, and the use of the right tools. The famous cobalt blue tasting glass is one of them.
Feb. 19, 2013
New Olive Oil Certification at Hebrew University
Students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem can earn a degree in "olive oil expertise."
Feb. 17, 2013
'Space Laser' Can Detect Fraudulent Olive Oil
A new laser device developed to detect carbon on Mars, could be used detect food fakes, including fraudulent olive oil, here on earth.
Feb. 15, 2013
Olive Oil Fridge Test? Don't Count On It.
Dr. Oz urged his 3 million viewers to test EVOO by chilling it, but experts say the “fridge test” for olive oil is a long-standing myth.
Feb. 13, 2013
Origins of Domesticated Olive Tree Revealed
A new study pinpoints the transition from the wild olive trees to their cultivated descendants in time and space.
Feb. 12, 2013
7th 'Olio Capitale' Coming to Trieste
The only Italian expo completely dedicated to promotion of extra virgin olive oils will take place in Trieste March 1-4.
Feb. 10, 2013
Olive Stones 'Ideal' for Noise Barriers
Scientists in Valencia have developed a new use for leftover olive stones - in sound barriers to reduce rail and road noise.
Jan. 31, 2013
My father has been traveling to Italy to spend a week picking Olives in the Tuscan hilltops at an Oliveto run by a childhood friend of his.
Jan. 30, 2013
Nudo to Marks and Spencer: Find Your Own Tree
Olive oil maker Nudo says the British retailer Marks and Spencer stole his tree design. You decide.
Jan. 27, 2013
Olive Extract Jeans Said to Moisturize Legs
Wrangler is generating buzz in Europe with women’s jeans infused with olive extract.
Jan. 23, 2013
International Lineup for New York Olive Oil Seminars
Culinary professionals, food industry executives, aspiring chefs and journalists will learn more about olive oil than they thought possible.
Jan. 22, 2013
Record Attendance, Sales at Les Garrigues Exhibition
Organizers say 60,000 liters of extra virgin olive oil were sold at a popular fair held in Les Borges Blanques over the weekend.
Jan. 17, 2013
Plato’s Sacred Olive Tree Vanished
Another seeming victim of the great financial crisis in Greece: an olive tree that once shaded Plato and his students.
Jan. 16, 2013
Ultrasound Prevents Olive Oil from Going Solid in the Fridge
An ultrasound treatment can prevent the harmless but unsightly crystallization that occurs when olive oil is kept cold.
Jan. 15, 2013
Fairway Market, International Culinary Center Present Olive Oil Competition Preview
A press preview of the New York Olive Oil Competition will be held on January 24 at The International Culinary Center in New York.