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Article: Laws act on false olive oil labels.(Flavor/Gracious Living)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- February 4, 2009
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By Monica Eng
Chicago Tribune
Olive oil regulation is a slippery subject.
Still, in the last month Connecticut and California have tried to get a handle on it by launching new labeling laws aimed at stopping blatant olive oil fraud.
In response to revelations that some olive oil companies had been pawning off products diluted with soybean, peanut or hazelnut oil as "extra-virgin olive oil," the states have adopted regulations similar to those of the International Olive Oil Council based in Spain. These contain legal definitions for "virgin," "extra-virgin" and "olive pomace" oil as well as giving states the authority to fine ...