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Sep. 17, 2014

Products Provide New Ways to Enjoy Olive Oil

Two products released this month provide a new twist on the old standby.

Sep. 17, 2014

EU Leaders Urge Development of Organic Sector

The Eighth European Organic Congress met last week, focusing on the regulation needed to continue the burgeoning growth of the organic sector.

Sep. 16, 2014

Texas Olive Oil Producers Beating the Odds

Despite acknowledged hurdles, Texan farmers have managed to produce some of the world's best olive oils.

Aug. 25, 2014

How Packaging Influences Olive Oil Quality

A look at ten years of data reveals the retail packaging that best preserves the nutrients in olive oil.

Aug. 25, 2014

UK Prohibits Sale of Olive Oil 'On-Tap'

After December 13, 2014, "fill-your-own" olive oil sales will be banned in the UK, but there are few details of the new rule.

Aug. 11, 2014

Researchers Recover Forgotten Olive Varieties in Spain

Researchers are working to characterize local olive specimens and recover rare olive varieties in Galicia.

Aug. 2, 2014

Day of Olive Oil at Washington's Smithsonian

An interactive program explored olive oil from its historical and cultural origins to its place in modern culinary applications.

Jul. 29, 2014

Cereal for Breakfast? Pass the EVOO

Some high-profile culinary professionals have been topping their breakfast cereals with extra virgin olive oil.

Jul. 25, 2014

New Strain of Plant Germ Killing Ancient Olive Trees in Italy

A new strain of lethal plant germ Xylella fastidiosa combined with fungi and an insect are blamed for the disease destroying century-old olive groves in Italy.

Jul. 21, 2014

Rewarding Those Who Paint the Right Picture of Italian Olive Oil

The Umbria Region and Città dell'Olio have launched an award for journalists, writers, photographers and film-makers to promote Italian olive oil.

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Jul. 21, 2014

Oil, Art and Culture in Liguria

Italian illustrator Milo Manara designed this year’s poster for the Bistrot dell'Ulivo, an event in Badalucco, Liguria

Jul. 16, 2014

Change is the Butter on Life's Bread

Some may need some gentle coercion through the clever development of products to adopt heart-healthy EVOOs instead of Butter.

Jul. 1, 2014

Olive Oil Needs A Pitchman

At the Fancy Food Show in New York, the International Olive Council wasted yet another opportunity to do something that mattered.

Jun. 26, 2014

Olive Oil School Wraps Up Its First Semester

After a summer break, the school says it will introduce a new, expanded catalog of online courses for its fall 2014 semester.

Jun. 23, 2014

Fatih Atli Wins 653rd Kirkpinar

This year's wrestling tournament in Turkey required over 100 barrels of olive oil to coat the contestants.

Jun. 17, 2014

Beauty, Inside and Out

At 79, Sophia Loren still knows how to stun on the red carpet -- and one of her beauty secrets is olive oil.

Jun. 12, 2014

More Beauty Products Harness the Selling-Power of Olive Oil

Olive oil, once a rarity relegated to an occasional olive oil soap, has now become a premium ingredient in a growing range of beauty products.

Jun. 11, 2014

'Food Is Medicine' Seminar Highlights Health Benefits of Olive Oil

The free event is aimed at healthcare professionals and features presentations on the positive effects of consuming extra virgin olive oil.

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