(a) Oil obtained by treating olive pomace with solvents or other physical treatments, to the exclusion of oils obtained by re-esterification processes and of any mixture with oils of other kinds.
Oil comprising the blend of refined olive-pomace oil and virgin olive oils fit for consumption as they are. It has a free acidity of not more than 1 gram per 100 grams and its other characteristics correspond to those fixed for this category in the IOC standard (COI/T.15/NC No 3). In no case shall this blend be called “olive oil”.
IOC strengthens cooperation with Codex at 29th CCFO
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / 18.02.2026
The International Olive Council (IOC) participated in the 29th Session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils (CCFO), held from 9 to 13 February 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. For more than six decades, the IOC has worked...
This week on OHIS
MADRID, SPAIN / 17.02.2026
This week on the Olive Health Information System website The newsletter of the University of Navarra and the IOC dedicated to health Article 1 The Mediterranean diet, with extra virgin olive oil as its main source of fat,...


