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Checking If Your Olive Oil is “Extra Virgin” (1 Tip: Don’t Use the Fridge Test)
The trade in fake olive oil, by some estimates, is as profitable as the cocaine trade. I heard that watching the Dr. Oz Show. The popular TV personality recently examined food fraud, in the process shining a welcome spotlight on … Continue reading
Reported Cases of Food Fraud Up 60%, w/ Olive Oil Still High On the List
The food-fraud detectives have dug up more evidence of a growing number of foods that contain bogus ingredients or are deliberately mislabeled, particularly olive oil, milk, saffron, honey, coffee and chili powder. Moreover, some mislabeled seafood could poison you. The … Continue reading
How Does Extra Virgin Olive Oil Differ From Other Types of Olive Oil?
What exactly is extra virgin olive oil? Good question, given how olive oil fraud seems rampant. A recent study, for instance, noted olive oil is among the top food items on your supermarket shelf likely to be bogus, because it … Continue reading
Olive Oil, Milk, Honey Among Top Items Involved in Food Fraud – Researchers
Sobering research just out: Olive oil is among the top food items on your supermarket shelf that’s likely to be bogus. Also joining that list: milk, honey, saffron, orange juice, coffee, and apple juice. That’s according to research published in … Continue reading
Extra Virginity: Writer Tom Mueller’s New Exposé of Olive Oil Fraud
Tom Mueller calls the United States “an oil criminal’s dream.” Mueller, an investigative journalist, is the author of an important new book that digs into the fraud that’s wreaking havoc in the olive oil business – in this case, smelly, … Continue reading
Most Top European EVOOs Fail “Extra Virgin” Test-Study
A new study offers more evidence that U.S. consumers often pay premium prices for European olive oil labeled as “extra virgin” when, in reality, they’re buying lower quality oil. The U.S.-Australian report suggests “most” top-selling European “extra virgin” oils sold … Continue reading
Imported “Extra Virgin” Oils Often Not Real EVOO-Study
Important news out today in the olive oil world: A major study finds U.S. consumers often pay premium prices for imported olive oil labeled “extra virgin” when in fact it’s cheaper, lower quality oil. Tests conducted at two respected laboratories … Continue reading
Imported “Extra Virgin” Oils Often Not Real EVOO-Study
Important news out today in the olive oil world: A major study finds U.S. consumers often pay premium prices for imported olive oil labeled “extra virgin” when in fact it’s cheaper, lower quality oil. Tests conducted at two respected laboratories … Continue reading
