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The United States is not a member of the IOC, and the US Department of Agriculture does not legally recognize its classifications, such as extra-virgin olive oil. In October 2011, the United States adopted new olive oil standards, revising those that had been in place since 1948, which affected importers and domestic growers and producers by ensuring conformity with the benchmarks commonly ...
The Olive oil raids of 2023 in Europe refers to a coordinated law enforcement effort named Operation OPSON by Spanish, Italian police and Europol to combat a significant food fraud operation involving the production and sale of counterfeit extra virgin olive oil. This operation, uncovered by officials, involved the production of over 260,000 ...
Some controversy emerged in 2010 when Bertolli Extra Virgin Olive Oil was identified as one of the olive oils mislabeled as extra virgin in a study by University of California, Davis. [3] In May 2014, a complaint was filed by 7 persons in the United States District Court "against Deoleo, USA and Med Foods, Inc", two subsidiaries of Deoleo, S.A. [4]
Kosterina Spicy Red Pepper Olive Oil. This family-run olive oil brand starts with 100% pure extra-virgin olive oil made from olives harvested in southern Greece.
A lot of supermarket olive oil brands are disappointing, but even the olive oil snobs among us liked Bertolli. Their extra virgin olive oil is rich and full bodied, adding a bold fruity flavor to ...
The Bono brand of olive oil was the unanimous winner. Hailing from a family-owned business in Sicily, this oil delights with vibrant fruity notes that gently crescendo into a satisfying peppery ...
Formosa Oilseed Processing Co. (Chinese: 福懋油) was found to intentionally mislabel their six cooking oil mixtures as pure olive oils. The company general manager issued an apology saying that the company will stop selling the small-package olive oil. The company was fined NT$15 million. [31]
You probably remember BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP)'s Gulf of Mexico oil spill scandal from 2010. A BP executive told the public that only 5000 barrels of oil per day is leaking into the Gulf whereas ...