Greenish glass helps olive oil last longer on supermarket shelves

Greenish glass helps olive oil last longer on supermarket shelves

Recent research conducted at the University of Pisa shows that storing extra virgin olive oil in greenish glass can help to slow down or even prevent degradation during retail storage. The researchers found that after 125 days at 6°C, samples of EVOO...
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Squeaky Gate makes a lot of noise

Squeaky Gate makes a lot of noise

Australian family owned Squeaky Gate Growers Co has used homegrown humour in its latest olive oil campaign to celebrate real food and the people behind the squeaky gates. Enlisting the comedic talents of Jean Kittson to play Kerryn, a bold...
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Stronger standards will build consumer confidence: North American Olive Oil Association

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 Mediterran...
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Olive growers hungry for oil know-how

Olive growers hungry for oil know-how

Olive producers from across Australia are finding a common meeting point through a Farming Together-backed project. The Queensland Olive Council project was a successful recipient of a Farming Together, Farmer Group Project grant and will use the almost $67,0...
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NSW DPI olive oil testing lab rated one of the best in the world

NSW DPI olive oil testing lab rated one of the best in the world

A Wagga testing facility that determines the quality of olive oil has been rated as one of the best in the world. NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) olive oil testing team earned the praise after almost two decades of...
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The many ways to certify extra virgin olive oil

The many ways to certify extra virgin olive oil

There’s more than one way to skin a cat, and the phrase is also true for extra virgin olive oil. There are possibly four ways that you can determine whether a product labelled ‘extra virgin olive oil’ is what it...
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Provenance marketing project will boost sales for boutique growers

Provenance marketing project will boost sales for boutique growers

A new project to discover whether location can significantly affect an olive oil’s flavour is underway, thanks to a new Federal Government-funded pilot program called Farming Together. The project involves members of the Australian state olive bodies f...
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