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Aug. 1, 2012
Olive Oil Producers Waste No Time Entering New York Competition
Olive oil producers around the world wasted no time registering their oils for entry today in the first New York International Olive Oil Competition.
Jul. 25, 2012
International Olive Oil Competition Coming to New York
Leading experts will assemble next April for the New York International Olive Oil Competition where they will identify, and honor, the world's best extra virgin olive oils.
Jul. 17, 2012
Did Someone Give You the Evil Eye? There's One Way to Find Out
You got a strange look just before everything started to go wrong. Better grab your olive oil and know for sure.
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New University Courses in Portugal Focus on Olive Oil Quality, Sustainability
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Jun. 10, 2012
The olive tree is perhaps the perfect tree - hardy, beautiful and useful. It is due to these traits that some of the world’s oldest living things are olive trees, with specimens today still thriving after millennia.
Jun. 10, 2012
High Olive Pollen Hits Allergy Sufferers in Jaén
Jaén, Spain is home to over 65 million olive trees resulting in serious consequences for those with allergies in the province.
Jun. 7, 2012
Researchers Find New Technique to Prevent Olive Oil Fraud
A research team at the University of Córdoba is studying a new analytical technique to qualify extra virgin olive oil and prevent fraud.
Jun. 6, 2012
Ávila Tasting Room Showcases International Selection of Olive Oils
The ancient olive mill, La Moraleda, of Santa Cruz del Valle in Andalucia, Spain, has opened an international tasting room in its Museum of Extra Virgin Olive Oil of Mediterranean countries.
May. 30, 2012
Hojiblanca Contest Winners Meet Singer, Taste Olive Oil
Hojiblanca and its "brand ambassador" singer David Bisbal, organized a tasting of extra virgin olive oil for the winners of a competition held on the company's Facebook page.
May. 29, 2012
Urban Extra Virgin: Olive Oil from Rome
In Rome, a group is promoting a different approach to urban life and citizenship, includiing olive picking from the abandoned trees within the city borders
May. 22, 2012
How Heat, Light and Oxygen Harm Olive Oil
A three-year study by Australian scientists confirms that oxygen, light and heat are among extra virgin olive oil’s worst enemies, and serves as a reference for calculating shelf life.
May. 22, 2012
Canena Castle Hosts 'Jaén Experience'
The first edition of "Jaen Experience" organized by the company Castillo de Canena Olive Juice was visited by over 1,000 people who enjoyed countless culinary delights.
May. 22, 2012
France University Offers Degree in Olive Oil
Students in the University of Montpellier program can earn a Diplôme Universitaire (DU) d'Oléologie, or a university specialization diploma in olive oil.
May. 20, 2012
Michelle Obama Awarded a 1,400 Year-Old Olive Tree
First Lady Michelle Obama will be awarded with a 1,400 year-old olive tree named "La Regina" in Salento for her commitment to a healthy lifestyle.
May. 16, 2012
Olive Tree Biomass a Promising Fossil Fuel Alternative
Research carried out by the University of Jaén has highlighted the great promise of olive tree biomass in the generation of ethanol as a bio-fuel.
May. 14, 2012
Olive Oil Joins Locavore Movement in American South
"I’ve always used a lot of olive oil in my cooking, but it’s very beautiful that we can now use it from our local sphere,” says award-winning Atlanta chef and restaurateur Hugh Acheson.
May. 14, 2012
Adulteration Risk as Olive Oil Gains Ground in China
A new report on the huge potential to sell more olive oil to China also comes with a warning - opportunists there are already cashing in by selling adulterated oil.
May. 11, 2012
1.2 billion Indians are beginning to learn about olive oil, and new plantations in Rajasthan and Gujarat are showing real promise. India is now entering into real olive oil production.
May. 9, 2012
Report: Spanish Consumers Know Very Little About Olive Oil
Spain is the leading global producer and olive oil is a symbol of its cultural identity, knowledge of it among spanish consumers is quite low.