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Negative attribute of virgin olive oil. Characteristic flavour of oil obtained from olives piled or stored in such conditions as to have undergone an advanced stage of anaerobic fermentation, or of oil which has been left in contact with the sediment that settles in underground tanks and vats and which has also undergone a process of anaerobic fermentation.
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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,...
Olive sector statistics – January/February 2026
MADRID, SPAIN / 16.02.2026
Welcome to the International Olive Council (IOC), the world’s only intergovernmental organisation bringing together all stakeholders involved in the production and consumption of olive oil and table olives. Here you will...
