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an Importer fights state’s stricter olive oil laws

By Brian Lockhart, The state’s strict new olive oil standards have left a bad taste in the mouth of one New York food importer who is arguing in court the rules are unfair, flaunt federal law and are hurting business. Dennis Kangadis, vice president of New York-based Kangadis Food Inc., also known as The Gourmet Factory, [...]

McEvoy Ranch in northern Marin unveils windmill

By Rob Rogers, Photo Frankie Frost, Publishing heiress Nan McEvoy hopes a once-controversial 98-foot-tall windmill on her northern Marin ranch will become an inspiration for farmers and others interested in leaving fossil fuels behind. “I know there is nothing my mother is prouder of,” said Nion McEvoy, who spoke on his mother’s behalf during a dedication ceremony at [...]

$200,000 boost for Australian Olive Association

The Australian Olive Association (AOA) is celebrating a welcomed boost after the Federal Government confirmed a $200,000 grant, which will enable the AOA to develop a high-profile marketing campaign to promote Australian extra virgin olive oil and table olives. The funding, announced by Minister for Agriculture Tony Burke, is part of a $2 million wider initiative [...]

Beef burger with olives and feta

Recipe by Kate Murdoch, Photo by Oliver Ford, Ingredients: 450g beef mince, 2 tablespoons fresh breadcrumbs, 1/3 cup crumbled feta, 2 tablespoons chopped Oil Cured Black Olives, 1 lightly beaten egg, 1/2 small finely chopped red onion, 6 burger buns, whole egg mayonnaise, baby rocket leaves, char-grilled capsicum, 1 lightly beaten egg Method: Line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper, Place beef mince,fresh breadcrumbs, crumbled feta, chopped black olives, lightly [...]

Presentation of /lambda/ Olive Oil on a TV Show

Presentation and Degustation of /lambda/ an exclusive, luxurious and award winning Extra Virgin Olive Oil Related Posts:Olio Capitale, Extra Virgin Olive Oil Italian Expo 2009Harvesting and Production of Olive Oil in Aurigo, Liguria - ItalyArnaque sur l’huile d’oliveTasting Sicilian Olive OilSpain: Adulterated olive oil warning in La RoijaLink to Us Tags: luxury, Olive Oil, Video Related posts [Turkey] Olive [...]

Olive extracts may slow spoilage of meats

By Stephen Daniells, Polyphenol-rich extracts from olive oil pomace may reduce the formation of off-flavours in meats by as much as 80 per cent, suggests new research. The olive extract, obtained from the waste waters of olive oil pomace, performed better than a commercial antioxidant sourced from wine, according to findings published in the journal Food Chemistry. “The [...]

UC Davis Olive Oil Conference Welcomes Public and Culinary Professionals

Cooking enthusiasts and olive oil aficionados are invited to join food professionals from around the world June 21-23 at UC Davis for an international conference exploring the best production practices, sensory qualities and culinary possibilities for the highest quality extra virgin olive oil. “Beyond Extra Virgin,” the largest conference on olive-oil excellence ever held in North [...]

Viability of Timbercorp’s forests in doubt

The administrators of troubled agricultural projects manager Timbercorp say they have not yet determined if the company’s forestry projects are still viable, or insolvent like its olive and almonds projects. Timbercorp was placed in administration in April, with liabilities estimated at the time of $930 million. Mark Korda of administrator KordaMentha said on Thursday that full financial [...]

Scientists Use Olive Industry Waste to eliminate heavy metals from sewage

The waste obtained from olive during the oil extraction process can be used to eliminate heavy metals from sewage or waste waters of productive activities. Olive pits, pomace and remains (from olive tree pruning) present an outstanding capacity to retain the lead present in this water, which confirms their capacity as biosorbents for their application in [...]

Spanish & Italian Olive Oil fraud’s adulteration

By Andrew Weil, Q: I understand that a magazine reported that a lot of the olive oil from Italy is adulterated with lesser oils and described ongoing fraud in the olive oil business. Do you have any information about this? A: I have read the article you mention, it reports that fraud remains a major problem in [...]

Olio Capitale, Extra Virgin Olive Oil Italian Expo 2009

Presentation of the 2009 edition of Olio Capitale, an Italian event exclusively dedicated to Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Related Posts:Presentation of /lambda/ Olive Oil on a TV ShowHarvesting and Production of Olive Oil in Aurigo, Liguria - ItalyArnaque sur l’huile d’oliveTasting Sicilian Olive OilSpain: Adulterated olive oil warning in La RoijaLink to Us Tags: Event-Festival, exposition, Italy, [...]

No recession for Olive Oil in UK

Britons with a taste for Mediterranean-style cooking are spending record amounts on olive oil. Sales have topped £150million a year for the first time. That is double the amount sold eight years ago and significantly more than the £90million spent on vegetable oil. Growing evidence of the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet is behind the trend. [...]

Canada: Olive oil imports were half sunflower

A Toronto-area food importer and distributor has been fined for importing an olive/sunflower oil blend labelled as “extra virgin olive oil” in 2006. Jan K. Overweel Ltd., which markets the Emma, Casa Italia and Cortina Foods brands and other imported products, was convicted in Toronto in February under the federal Food and Drugs Act, with the [...]

Australia and US try to change olive oil standards

The Australian olive oil industry is teaming up with the United States to develop a new set of international olive oil standards. Dr Rodney Mailer, from the Australian Oils Research Laboratory, says the European International Olive Council’s standards are too restrictive and treat unique aspects of Australian oils as negative traits. He says Australian producers shouldn’t be [...]

European Union set to support olive oil sector with storage aid

By Jeremy Smith & Anthony Barker, European Union regulators suggested granting olive oil producers subsidies for private storage from as early as June as a way to prevent more price falls, the European Commission said on Monday. The Commission’s proposal, to be discussed soon by national experts from the EU’s 27 countries, would allow subsidised storage of [...]

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noemail@noemail.org (Olives101) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:31:56 PST

Table Olives: Production and Processing [del.icio.us]

noemail@noemail.org (Olives101) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:17:45 PST

Grades d’Huile d’Olive – Olive Oil Grade | Olives, olive oil, news, health, info and article, recipes. | Olives101.com [del.icio.us]

noemail@noemail.org (Olives101) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:59:57 PDT

Open Source eCommerce Evolved [del.icio.us]

noemail@noemail.org (Olives101) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:31:44 PDT

Chicken drumsticks with green olives and balsamic vinegar [del.icio.us]

noemail@noemail.org (Olives101) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:50:11 PDT

Extra Virgin - a Pain Killer? - Olive News, Recipes, Health, Business & Consumer info. [del.icio.us]

noemail@noemail.org (Olives101) — Tue, 22 May 2007 09:44:21 PDT

Have You Ever Wondered How Bitter Olives From A Tree Become Edible? - Olive News, Recipes, Health, Business & Consumer info. [del.icio.us]

noemail@noemail.org (Olives101) — Thu, 17 May 2007 19:20:01 PDT

Pick an olive off any olive tree and pop it nto your mouth. Now chew it… Did it taste good? No – It didn’t taste too good the time I tried it either! Olives, with few exceptions, that are found on trees are hard, bitter and not at all like the succu

Olive oil brings more than flavor to your diet - Olive News, Recipes, Health, Business & Consumer info. [del.icio.us]

noemail@noemail.org (Olives101) — Sun, 13 May 2007 09:26:15 PDT

Healthier Heart and clear skin, all from olives - Olive News, Recipes, Health, Business & Consumer info. [del.icio.us]

noemail@noemail.org (Olives101) — Sun, 13 May 2007 09:25:38 PDT

World health endorses eating olives - Olive News, Recipes, Health, Business & Consumer info. [del.icio.us]

noemail@noemail.org (Olives101) — Mon, 07 May 2007 18:36:25 PDT

Olives are harvested in September but available year round to make a zesty addition to salads, meat and poultry dishes and, of course, pizza. Olives cannot be eaten right off of the tree; they require special processing to reduce their intrinsic bitter

Plush Dog Olive Toy [del.icio.us]

noemail@noemail.org (Olives101) — Mon, 07 May 2007 18:35:23 PDT

Plush dog olive toy

Olives, Olive Oil, gourmet tapenade delight by Sevilo Inc [del.icio.us]

noemail@noemail.org (Olives101) — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:29:28 PDT

Olive gourmet wholesale

[The Webtender Forums] Re: olives shelf life [del.icio.us]

noemail@noemail.org (Olives101) — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:09:35 PDT

You’ll be hard ‘pressed’ to find a healthier food [del.icio.us]

noemail@noemail.org (Olives101) — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 12:35:28 PST

The Ulster Herald Even Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, recommended the juices of fresh olives as a cure for mental illness and poultices of macerated olives for ulcers....

Storing Olive Oil (refrigerate or not?) [del.icio.us]

noemail@noemail.org (Olives101) — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:29:53 PST