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A videoconference was held on 4 June 2020 between Abdellatif Ghedira, Executive Director of the IOC, and H.E. Jakhongir Ganiev, Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Madrid. The Head of the Legal Department and the Head of the External Relations Department also took part in the remote […]
We report the editorial by the director Luigi Caricato which appeared within the number 10 of OOF International Magazine. It’s evident how the world has changed, alongside the expectations for 2020, after the terrible emergency of Covid-19. Enjoy the reading I think 2020’s a great number, because it’s […]
The meeting of experts on the organoleptic assessment of virgin olive oil, which was supposed to take place on 25 and 26 May at International Olive Council headquarters, has been cancelled and postponed to16 and 17 September. The Chemistry and Standardisation Unit will send further information to the […]
In fact, an important collaboration agreement has just been signed between the International Olive Council and the Torribera Mediterranean Center, an academic centre affiliated with the University of Barcelona and the Culinary Institute of America. The MOU is aimed at creating synergies in activities related to training, research […]
MIOOA – the acronym for the Milan International Olive Oil Award – is an international compe- tition open to all olive producers, olive oil manufacturers and oil trading companies around the world.
The current Chair of the IOC, Mr George Svanidze, met with the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan in February, who expressed his country’s willingness to join the IOC. A few weeks later, the Executive Secretariat received official correspondence from the Uzbek Embassy inquiring about the […]
How do you manage to sell olive oil and wine at a price that is economically sustainable but cannot possibly be competitive with rapidly descending supermarket prices? For us the strategy is conservation, diversification, outreach and a lot of hard work
MIOOA 2020, Regulation, Application form, Product data sheet, Producer data sheet The MIOOA first edition: great opportunity to participate. All the extra virgin olive oils in competition will be subjected to a completely blind tasting by a panel of expert professional tasters from the world’s oldest tasting school, […]
Deadline extension for Heads of Delegation to designate candidates for IOC scholarships for the university specialisation course on the organoleptic assessment of virgin olive oil (University of Jaén). The deadline to nominate candidates for scholarships for the university specialisation course has been extended to 15 May 2020. This […]
Some 157 samples of extra virgin olive oil were entered into this year’s Mario Solinas Quality Award. Hailing from 13 countries from all over the world, the samples were judged by an international panel of eight expert olive oil tasters. This competition has a bit of history here […]
The meeting scheduled for 21 and 22 April 2020 has been cancelled. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and following regulations issued by the Spanish Government. The Executive Director, Abdellatif Ghedira, sent a note to the experts announcing the cancellation. New dates will be issued as soon as […]
As you know, on 14 March 2020, the Kingdom of Spain declared a state of emergency in order to manage the health crisis caused by COVID-19 and, in particular, decreed the restriction of the movement of persons and the limitation of transport services for the next two weeks. […]
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The 'World Congress on Oils and Fats 2020' was held in Australia from 9 to 12 February 2020. The International Olive Council was represented by Jaime Lillo López, the Deputy Executive Director, and Mercedes Fernández Albaladejo, the Head of the Standardisation and Research Unit
