A meeting of the IOC was held in Sydney on Monday, May 28, following on from its 2017 agreement to encompass non-traditional producing countries, which now includes Australia. The International Olive Council was represented by Jaime Lillo, Deputy Executive Director…
Stronger standards will build consumer confidence: North American Olive Oil Association
The executive director of the North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA), Joseph R. Profaci, has called for stronger standards to ‘build consumer confidence in delicious and healthy olive oil’. He said that olive oil, a staple of the Mediterranean diet, is one…
Gooramadda wins gold at New York International competition
Gooramadda Olives has won a gold medal for its 2017 Hardy’s Mammoth extra virgin olive oil at the New York International Olive Oil Competition. Owners Rob and Melanie Whyte were in the middle of harvest when the news was announced. The…
Spaghetti with olive oil, garlic and chillies
This recipe was originally given to the author by Stefano de Pieri for The Olive Press magazine. Its Italian name is spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino.
Olive oil the most stable oil for high temperature cooking
A recent study of heat stability of common cooking oils has shown that olive oil is more stable at high heat than other common cooking oils. In the study, a range of common cooking oils was heated to high temperatures…
Simple green salad with lemon dressing
Green salads are great for your brain and your waistline when you choose extra virgin olive oil as a dressing ingredient. According to Jamie Oliver, “If you use lovely fresh leaves and dress them properly, even the most basic salad…
Olive oil essential in ‘huge fatty salad diet’
According to the author of a new book, the ‘huge fatty salad diet’ reduces inflammation and your waistline, plus your brain will thank you. Salad isn’t the first food you think of when the cold weather arrives. But that might…
Olive oil keeps you razor-sharp
From The West Australian An ambitious and entrepreneurial Kalgoorlie couple have their sights set on revolutionising the multi-billion dollar shaving industry and saving the environment in the process. Although they did not know it at the time, the day Paul…
Boundary Bend to trial olive leaf extract exports to US
Boundary Bend, Australia’s largest olive producer, intends to make a splash in the US market with antioxidant-rich extracts from fresh olive leaves. Boundary Bend’s line of olive leaf extracts is standardised to different levels of oleuropein, one of the bitter…