(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 Hosts Productive Meeting of the Statistics Working Group
/ 30.10.2025
Strengthening the Backbone of Global Olive Sector Statistics Representatives from thirteen member countries gathered both in person at the headquarters of the International Olive Council (IOC) and online for the annual...
Historic harvest and strategic dialogue: the olive sector convenes in Madrid
Olive sector meets in Madrid to address current and future challenges as 2024/25 crop year sees record-breaking production With global olive oil production reaching an estimated all-time high of 3.575 million tonnes—5%...

