Olive oil news

Although a small player in the Spanish olive oil scene, every year a celebration of the little known history of olive oil in Galicia is held in the valley of Quiroga, Spain.

Olive oil has been getting a lot of bad press lately. IOC chief Jean-Louis Barjol explains what the IOC is doing to prevent fraud, protect consumers and uphold olive oil's reputation.

A joint study has analyzed soil loss in some olive groves in Granada planted 250 years ago in sloping areas

A new cartoon titled 'Piqui and Mandy: The World of Olive Oils', has been created in Spain to facilitate ongoing education on olive oil grades and production.

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.

I took a day off to discover Latium's most beautiful countryside with Johnny Madge, an Englishmanmad about extra virgin olive oil: enjoy tastings, landscapes and excellent food and company.

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.

Details of an alleged international olive oil scam - in which palm, avocado, sunflower and other cheaper oils were mixed in an industrial biodiesel plant and passed off as olive oil - were released today by Spanish police.

Research finds that a Mediterranean style diet is associated with a reduced burden of white matter hyperintesity (WMHV), markers of of an increased risk of stroke and dementia.

The COOC celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and they’ve listed a veritable who’s who of California olive oil with the release of their 2012 seal winners.

Volunteers run a small cooperative mill in the Provence. Life is not always easy but they are intent on keeping the Provençal tradition.

Spanish police this week arrested 19 people allegedly linked to a complex network engaged in multi-million euro olive oil fraud, money laundering and tax evasion.

According to the IOC January newsletter imports into Italy of olive oil from Spain, Greece and other EU countries have soared 40 percent in the last three years to reach 537,503 tons in 2010/11.

Just to the left of the Adult Depot in a Calgary strip center, Gus Kolias runs Golden Bless America distributing Greek olive oil and fulfilling the dream of his cousin Theo.

New research carried out at the National Hospital of Paraplegics in Toledo shows possible benefits of oleic acid in combination with albumin in spinal injury treatment.

The andalusian company Bioazul from Malaga, has developed a recycling system for the reuse of wash waters of olives called Algatec, based on algae and sunlight to decontaminate wasted waters.

The long pilgrimage by the olive from the moment it is harvested in the grove to the moment it is transformed into olive oil, progresses through various phases. Ancient civilizations established this journey and the essence of the process is still maintained by modern mills.

The television campaign for the European Programme for the Promotion of Olive Oil began yesterday in Spain under the slogan, "Olive Oil, the Heart of the Mediterranean Diet."

The European Commission is set to pay up to €20 million ($26.5m) to subsidise the temporary storage of 100,000 tons of extra virgin and virgin olive oil in a bid to bolster dismal farm-gate prices.

Nadim Beyrouti sells high quality olive oil from small producers in Provence. His restaurant Oliviera was created as a means to showcase his range of oils by pairing them with simple, fresh cuisine.