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Oct. 19, 2012

EU Olive Oil Promotion Policies 'Unfair'

EU promotional mechanisms are encouraging unfair competition between member states, according to the Extra Virgin Olive Oil Consortium.

Oct. 18, 2012

Are Mission Olives Actually Picholine Marocaine?

Since their introduction in the late 1700's Mission olives were thought to be unique to the U.S. but DNA fingerprinting suggests otherwise.

Oct. 14, 2012

USITC Stalking the Olive Groves

Hopefully the USITC report will be used to support long-term goals, not only the short-term interests of U.S. olive oil producers.

Mar. 26, 2012

Chemists' Meeting Was Members Only

It is not true that the IOC kept experts from non-IOC member countries out of the recent chemists’ meeting. The fact of the matter is that all observers were barred whether they were from IOC member or non-member countries.

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.

Mar. 7, 2012

Through the Blue Glass to the Origins of Great Olive Oils

Extrascape looks through the cobalt glass to the origins of great oils and recognizes the importance of the farm and its landscape.

Feb. 19, 2012

Australian Tabloid Exposes Bad Olive Oil (And It's Australian)

It seemed like a segment from last summer that also starred the globetrotting Paul Miller and a healthy dose of sensationalist reporting. But there was one very surprising difference.

Feb. 17, 2012

Olive Oil Quality: Whither the US?

January 2012 is likely to be remembered as a watershed month in the US olive oil industry. It seems that at long last, we can glimpse a light at the end of the tunnel.

Jan. 19, 2012

More than Mere Tradition

The documentary series "Un país para comérselo" let a unique opportunity to promote the secrets of olive oil slip by and chose instead to return to the same old clichés as always.

Dec. 13, 2011

"Extra Virginity" Book Review Has Plenty of Quips, But Misses the Point

Dwight Garner, maybe giddy from the book's title, manages a lot of zingers in his review of Tom Mueller's "Extra Virginity" for the New York Times. But Garner's ambivalence shows he just doesn't get it.

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Oct. 19, 2011

Reactions Underscore Super Premium's Long Road Ahead

Articles published on the same day in two major American newspapers put olive oil in the spotlight again. Readers' comments in the Washington Post offered a glimpse at some American reactions to Association 3E's super-premium initiative.

Sep. 14, 2011

Olive Oil Campaign Gets a Life in New York

It may not be much to work with, but with a $1.7 million dollar allowance from the Olive Council, the new "Add Some Life" promotional campaign hopes to at least make eating olive oil a little cooler.

Feb. 1, 2011

Paul Vossen: Olive Oil Taste Panels Are Not The Problem

Producers of fresh oil from high quality fruit should be the only ones rewarded with a higher price and the designation of extra virgin.

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