olive oil - News - safefood Knowledge Network2024-03-29T10:44:18Zhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/olive+oilPolice in Spain and Italy seize 5,000 litres of adulterated olive oil in raidshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/police-in-spain-and-italy-seize-5-000-litres-of-adulterated-olive2024-01-16T15:00:32.000Z2024-01-16T15:00:32.000Zsafefood Knowledge Network https://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefoodKnowledgeNetwork<div><p>Police in Spain and Italy have arrested 11 people and seized more than 5,000 litres of adulterated olive oil after breaking up an international gang that allegedly sought to profit by passing off cheap oils as their more expensive equivalents.</p>
<p>The investigation, carried out by the Guardia Civil in conjunction with Italy’s carabinieri and Europol, led to raids in both countries and the searching of olive-processing cooperatives in the Spanish provinces of Ciudad Real, Jaén and Córdoba.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/04/police-in-spain-and-italy-seize-5000-litres-of-adulterated-olive-oil-in-raids" target="_blank">Continue reading</a></p></div>Czech controls find problems with olive oil and meat productshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/czech-controls-find-problems-with-olive-oil-and-meat-products2024-01-15T14:00:08.000Z2024-01-15T14:00:08.000Zsafefood Knowledge Network https://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefoodKnowledgeNetwork<div><p>Czech controls on olive oil have found two-thirds of samples were non-compliant.</p>
<p>The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (SZPI) focused on the quality of olive oils on the domestic market.</p>
<p>Overall, 67 percent of evaluated samples failed to meet the requirements of European legislation. The most severe findings were olive oils that did not correspond to the extra virgin label when assessed and were of lower quality. Two samples matched the category lampante oil, which is not meant for retail sale and is intended for further processing.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/01/czech-controls-find-problems-with-olive-oil-and-meat-products/" target="_blank">Continue reading</a></p></div>Olive oil crisis looms as poor harvests set to cut yieldshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/olive-oil-crisis-looms-as-poor-harvests-set-to-cut-yields2017-02-15T11:50:52.000Z2017-02-15T11:50:52.000ZMichael Hillshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/MichaelHills<div><p>The olive oil shortage is coming, says Walter Zanre, boss of Filippo Berio UK, the nation’s best-selling olive oil brand, and it will be much worse than anyone realises. Two of the world’s largest olive oil producers have endured consecutive years of bad harvests: in Spain, an unusually hot and dry summer just led to the worst harvest in nearly 20 years. While Italian producers have suffered an outbreak of the Xylella fastidiosa bacteria among olive groves, with more than a million trees infected. </p><p></p><p><strong><a href="https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/olive-oil-crisis-looms-poor-202843443.html" target="_blank">Continue reading here</a><br /></strong></p></div>New EU project to counter olive oil fraud launched (OLEUM)https://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/new-eu-project-to-counter-olive-oil-fraud-launched-oleum2017-02-07T14:31:12.000Z2017-02-07T14:31:12.000ZMichael Hillshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/MichaelHills<div><p>Over four years, the OLEUM project will develop new and improve existing analytical methods for detecting olive oil fraud, and improve technology sharing by establishing of a wide community of laboratories and institutions involved in quality control. Improvements in the quality, safety and authenticity of olive oils will boost consumer confidence and ultimately enhance the competitiveness of the EU olive oil market.</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.eufic.org/en/collaboration/article/eu-project-oleum-assuring-the-quality-and-authenticity-of-olive-oil" target="_blank">Continue reading here</a></strong></p><p></p></div>