The Olive Oil School of Spain launches specialised training in English
It is widely accepted that interest in virgin olive oil, and especially extra virgin olive oil, is growing, and for good reason. A culture of health and eating well, along with the rise of attention given to gastronomy in the media has brought virgin olive oil into the limelight. Olive...
Read More →Italian police said they have busted a crime ring exporting fake EVOO to the United States
talian police said they have busted a crime ring exporting fake extra virgin olive oil to the United States, highlighting the mafia’s infiltration of Italy’s famed agriculture and food business. Twelve people with links to the ‘Ndrangheta, the organized crime...
Read More →Gastronomia Toscana with a new restaurant in the heart of Manhattan
A restaurant in the heart of Manhattan, where the Tuscan tradition can be tasted and breathed, surrounded by a modern and comfortable environment. The new generation at the head of Gastronomia Toscana in the last year, after a thorough market analysis, developed a strong brand...
Read More →Bad harvests in Europe and fake olive oil raise the question, are you getting the real deal?
Olive oil is a staple ingredient in many Mediterranean dishes, yet the source for the highest quality olive oil these days may be thousands of miles from Europe and the Middle East. The countries best known for olive oil — Italy, Spain and Greece — have had bad harvests this...
Read More →The Best Time of Year to Buy Olive Oil
Good olive oil is usually pretty expensive (but not always). If you want to get the freshest bang for your buck, now is a good time to buy a new bottle. If you’ve been using the same bottle of olive oil for a long time, chances are, you’re not getting the freshest...
Read More →7 NY Retailers Sued for Saying Their Olive Oil Is Best
Seven New York businesses are being sued for claims made about olive oil. You’d better watch what you say about olive oil — it could send you on a slippery slope to the courtroom. Seven New York olive oil retailers are being sued by trade group the North American Olive...
Read More →Using DNA to determine olive oil authenticity and quality
Scientists from the University of Córdoba have teamed up with their counterparts from the Council of Scientific Investigation (combined with researchers from the Institute of Sustainable Agriculture) in order to tackle the challenge that poses olive oil DNA authentication and...
Read More →Seminar to teach children about extra virgin olive oil
The crowd facing olive oil sommelier Nicola Di Noia was well-behaved but not always attentive. Some began to tune out when he started talking about the importance of buying extra virgin olive oil at a specialty shop and not to skimp by buying any old €3 bottle at the supermarket. Others...
Read More →OIL TRACKER: The iOlive app catalogues data on 150 Tuscan extra virgin olive oils
Italian olive oil brands Buonamici, La Ranocchiaia, SPO and Il Cavallino are integrating NFC tags into their product lines to enable authentication and enhance consumer engagement, by delivering product information and other relevant content to customers’ smartphones. The platform...
Read More →Greek chef wins world first prize for olive oil recipes
A Greek chef has been awarded the first prize for 2017 by the world renowned Italian guide for olive oil “FLOS OLEI”. The Greek restaurant of “Kapsaliana Village Hotel”, where winner Vasilis Leonidou is head chef, also won the award for best restaurant by “FLOS OLEI”. The...
Read More →Italian olive grove stands in way of European energy security
MELENDUGNO, Italy In the name of European energy security, a private guard wearing a navy blue uniform, aviator sunglasses and a baseball cap walks around a grove of olive trees in southern Italy. The 231 trees, surrounded by dry-stone walls on a dusty plain near the Adriatic...
Read More →Olive oil fraud awareness
On the streets of Midtown Manhattan, almost everyone we spoke to said they’re actually aware that much of the food they put in their bodies, may not be what it’s advertised to be. Registered dietician Lindsay Rosen was pleasantly surprised to hear that so many New...
Read More →IOC Executive Secretariat is seeking a young university graduate
The IOC Executive Secretariat is seeking a young university graduate for a three-month, paid traineeship beginning on 1 October 2016 in the field of event planning and events communication. This will be an opportunity to work in a multi-cultural, multi-lingual and multi-ethnic...
Read More →Mycobacteria Treatment for Bladder Cancer More Effective With Emulsification in Olive Oil
Emulsifying Mycobacterium brumae in olive oil appeared promising for producing a robust immune response in preclinical tests. Recent research has indicated that M brumae is a safer alternative to M bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), an effective treatment routinely used for...
Read More →Something for Everyone at The Olive Oil Conference Chicago
There is something important for everyone involved in the olive oil industry at The Olive Oil Conference to be held in Rosemont near Chicago starting on 18th July. For tasters, buyers, traders, retailers and consumers there are sessions on practical tasting to increase sales,...
Read More →French soap makers in a lather over traditional Marseille recipe with olive oil
It is as French as baguette, and as emblematic of the country’s southern Provence region as lavender fields and cicadas. But a dispute over the “official” recipe for the region’s famed traditional soap, “savon de Marseille“, has producers in a froth. With cheap Chinese...
Read More →Study: Olive-sourced hydroxytyrosol effective in biscuits
bioavailable, extensively metabolised and rapidly eliminated, contributing to a decrease of plasma oxidised-LDL. Therefore, biscuits can be considered an efficient vehicle to deliver HT,” the Spanish researchers wrote in the journal Food Chemistry. Olive oil phenol HT has been...
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