The proposed India-EU free trade agreement may open doors for easy import of olive oil from Europe. Spain, Italy, and Greece are insisting upon India to reduce its duty, remove non-tariff barriers and other local taxes and levies and marketing restrictions like maximum

Researchers have found that a chemical in extra virgin olive oil has anti-inflammatory properties similar to those found in ibuprofen, reports www.newsmax.com. Even though the chemical called oleocanthal has a different chemistry from the pain killer,

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Researchers at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, are comparing the effect of a Mediterranean diet – high in olive oil, nuts and fish – with standard healthy eating on colon cancer, reports the news agency United Press International

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When you buy a bottle of olive oil, the rolling Tuscan hills on the label and the “made in Italy” stamp should reassure you the product is as Italian as Chianti or Armani. In fact, there is no guarantee the oil is from Italy, reports The Scotsman

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Polyphenols found in olive oil prevent infection with the Helicobacter pylori bacteria, said to be the cause of millions of cases of gastritis and peptic ulcer disease each year, writes by Stephen Daniells for www.foodnavigator-usa.com. Researchers working at the Spanish Institute

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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has presented a bill to Iran’s parliament under which his country will join an International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives. The Ministry of Agriculture proposed the initiative to the cabinet, which endorsed Iran’s accession to the

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A Mediterranean-style diet, rich in fruit, vegetables and fish, may significantly reduce the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by 50 per cent, according to new research from Harvard, writes by Stephen Daniells for www.foodnavigator-usa.com. The extensive

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Research carried out by the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Granada, makes it possible to remove chrome, a hard metal that can be dangerous for humans. The process is based on biosorption, which is a property of certain types of biomass to retain pollutants

Olive oil and wine were the two big attractions at the just-concluded SIAL China, reports China Wines Information Online. As different as wine and olive oil are, they also share similarities – and if there are wine connoisseurs, there are also olive oil connoisseurs. In terms of

Moderate intake of olive oil is successful in reducing the blood pressure of healthy men who don't usually stick to a Mediterranean diet, suggests a new study published in the Journal of Nutrition and reported in www.foodnavigator-usa.com. Yet another study, also reported

Olive oil has become the fat of choice for health-conscious cooks in America, reports the Utah newspaper, Deseret Morning News. Americans are catching on to the fact that olive oil, for long a staple in Mediterranean countries, has more uses than salad dressing and bread

Take 130 trees dropping olives on campus walkways. Add students seeking prankish respite from their studies. Mix in a French-born university president with a taste for Mediterranean cuisine.That’s the formula for making olive oil at the California Institute of Technology

Following a Mediterranean diet with extra nuts or olive oil is significantly better for heart health than a low-fat diet, according to a “landmark” clinical trial from Spain reported by www.foodnavigator-usa.com.“The results to date make us believe, long term, that