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The winners of the Milan International Olive Oil Award 2021

The final results in a list classified by absolute winners according to each of the six reference juries (Onaoo tasters, Ais sommeliers, Large-scale and Retail chain buyers Decò Italia, Horeca channel chefs and restaurateurs, journalists, consumers) with the list of extra virgin olive oils awarded with platinum, gold, silver and bronze cups, classified according to the different categories of fruitiness

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Olive Oil stocked in Italy. Update of 30 June 2021

The Report is drawn up by the ICQRF on data recorded in the olive oil computerized registers (RTO), which at 30 June 2021 are almost 23,000. Olive oils: 294,357 tons in stocks. Compared to 31 May 2021 an 8.1% decrease was recorded (320,432 tons). Stocks are 7.5% lower than the stocks recorded the same period of last year

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The Front-of-Pack-Labeling “Nutriscore” system? Misleads consumers and penalises extra virgin olive oil

The EAC, the Association of Cretan Exporters, is taking the field and strongly disapproving. The algorithm, which assesses only part of each nutritional profile, does not actually consider the overall quality of each food or ingredient. A striking example of this misleading mechanism? Extra virgin olive oil, a natural food with a scientifically proven high health value, falls into category 'C', while processed foods and soft drinks paradoxically appear healthier, falling into a higher category ('B' or even 'A')

Alkiviadis Kalabokis


Olive Oil stocked in Italy. Update of 31 May 2021

The Report is drawn up by the ICQRF on data recorded in the olive oil computerized registers (RTO), which at 31 May 2021 are 22,956. Olive oils: 320,432 tons in stocks. Compared to 30 April 2021 a 7.5% decrease was recorded (346,462 tons). Stocks are 5.3% lower than the stocks recorded the same period of last year

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Jellyfish, a sustainable seafood?

The Institute of Sciences of Food Production of the National Research Council of Italy and Cnr Edizioni released the book European Jellyfish Cookbook - New perspectives on marine food resources: researchers and international chefs will both lead public towards a new perception of these fascinating creatures as a possible new food resource

The National Research Council - Italy


Olive Oil stocked in Italy. Update of 30 April 2021

The Report is drawn up by the ICQRF on data recorded in the olive oil computerized registers (RTO), which at 30 April 2021 are 22,956. Olive oils: 346,462 tons in stocks. Compared to 31 March 2021 a 5.4% decrease was recorded (366,284 tons). Stocks are 2.7% lower than the stocks recorded the same period of last year.

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Lisbon hosts scientific meeting on integrated protection of olive crops

The 9th IOBC-WPRS Meeting on Integrated Protection of Olive Crops will be held in Lisbon, from 26thto 29thOctober 2021, at Instituto Superior de Agronomia from Lisbon University. International researchers choose Portugal – the 4th European olive oil producer and the 8th in the world - to present worldwide the latest scientific advances on integrated protection ofolive cropsagainst pests, diseases and weeds

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The last day, but not the least, to join the Milan International Olive Oil Award competition

Most of the samples received so far have been sent to Imperia. Other oils that are arriving in these hours will also be sent. The panel group of ONAOO professional tasters will make the selection of the extra virgins. The selected oils will afterward be evaluated by a series of hand-picked juries. April 20th is the final date, but it is not the final date for the producers of the southern hemisphere, who have time until July 15th, 2021

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Olive Oil stocked in Italy. Update of 28 March 2021

The Report is drawn up by the ICQRF on data recorded in the olive oil computerized registers (RTO), which at 31 March 2021 are 22,956. Olive oils: 366,284 tons in stocks. Compared to 28 February 2021 a 0.5% increase was recorded (364,466 tons). Stocks are slightly lower than the stocks recorded the same period of last year (- 1,3%).

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Olive Oil stocked in Italy. Update of 28 February 2021

The Report is drawn up by the Icqrf on data recorded in the olive oil computerized registers (RTO), which at 28 February 2021 are 22,956. Olive oils: 364,466 tons in stocks. Compared to 31 January 2021 a 4.5% increase was recorded (348,707 tons). Stocks are slightly lower than the stocks recorded the same period of last year (- 3,9%)

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HAVE YOU PRODUCED THE BEST OLIVE OIL IN THE WORLD? REGISTER NOW FOR THE MILAN INTERNATIONAL OLIVE OIL AWARD AND BE INCLUDED IN THE GUIDE TO THE TO THE WORLD’S FINEST OLIVE OILS

The deadline for sending oil samples is 31 March 2021. MIOOA is a selection of the world's finest olive oils carried out by the famous and the world’s oldest tasting school, ONAOO, based in the Ligurian city of Imperia. The ONAOO tasters, led by the panel leader, will carry out a pre-selection of the olive oils, thus identifying the various samples that will be admitted to the final and which will accordingly be assessed by a series of hand-picked juries selected on the basis of the groups they belong to, such as: buyers, chefs, restaurateurs, journalists, sommeliers and consumers. In order to take part in the competition, follow the instructions in the regulation and fill in the application forms.

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Olive Oil stocked in Italy. Update of 31 January 2021

The Report is drawn up by the Icqrf on data recorded in the olive oil computerized registers (RTO), which at 31 January 2021 numbered 20,626. Olive oils: 348,707 tons in stocks. Compared to 31 December 2021 a 3.7% increase was recorded (336,404 tons). Stocks are slightly lower than the stocks recorded the same period of last year (- 4,0%)

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