We have been producing organic olive oil for some years with my family.. And i can tell you that everybody in this industry knows about this shit
Adulteration of olive oil is one of the many shamefull thing that affect my country. Is one of those stories that politicians face "the italian way" = they don't do a heck till something really bad happens (like people dying)
We had this topic on news for years now..
News tv show Report talked about it with an investigation aired on Primetime on national broadcast tv in 2002..
(If you understand italian is worth watching)
http://www.report.rai.it/dl/Report/puntata/ContentItem-17eec...
Yet after more than 10years we still know that this shit is still going on..
It's such a shame cos not only exporting fake olive oil damages the whole industry but also because you spread a Twisted culture on olive oil.
Like many says.. It s like wine.
I ve been drinking high quality olive oil for all my life and when i get to taste some industrial "so called" extravirgin olive oil i feel like i have to throw up.
But if you think about it, olive oil adulteration it's even more important than wine, since health factors are much more at stake.
We hear nutritionist say "use olive oil cos is good for your health " and they are right.. It's damn good. Some study says it's like a natural antibiotic... So you go and buy it.. But guess what If you stumble upon adulterated olive oil you get no nutritional benefits and instead you swallow far more dangerous stuff hidden in It like chems.
That's a subtle deception.. And "hell yea" is made in Italy :-(.
So my advice is be selective when you buy extra virgin olive oil from our country (but also spain, greece and france).
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Adulteration of olive oil is one of the many shamefull thing that affect my country. Is one of those stories that politicians face "the italian way" = they don't do a heck till something really bad happens (like people dying)
We had this topic on news for years now.. News tv show Report talked about it with an investigation aired on Primetime on national broadcast tv in 2002.. (If you understand italian is worth watching) http://www.report.rai.it/dl/Report/puntata/ContentItem-17eec...
Yet after more than 10years we still know that this shit is still going on..
It's such a shame cos not only exporting fake olive oil damages the whole industry but also because you spread a Twisted culture on olive oil.
Like many says.. It s like wine. I ve been drinking high quality olive oil for all my life and when i get to taste some industrial "so called" extravirgin olive oil i feel like i have to throw up.
But if you think about it, olive oil adulteration it's even more important than wine, since health factors are much more at stake. We hear nutritionist say "use olive oil cos is good for your health " and they are right.. It's damn good. Some study says it's like a natural antibiotic... So you go and buy it.. But guess what If you stumble upon adulterated olive oil you get no nutritional benefits and instead you swallow far more dangerous stuff hidden in It like chems.
That's a subtle deception.. And "hell yea" is made in Italy :-(.
So my advice is be selective when you buy extra virgin olive oil from our country (but also spain, greece and france).