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.
This week on OHIS
MADRID, SPAIN / 16.11.2025
This week on the Olive Health Information System website The newsletter of the University of Navarra and the IOC dedicated to health Article 1 This week’s research brings fresh insight into the powerful role of olive oil...
IOC and Agricultural University of Athens to collaborate on olive research and education
The International Olive Council (IOC) and the Agricultural University of Athens (UA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation in olive research, education and scientific exchange. Signed on 11...
The IOC recognises Southern Hemisphere olive oil quality
SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA / 06.11.2025
Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil receive the highest honours at the 2025 Mario Solinas Quality Award The International Olive Council (IOC) today presented the 2025 Mario Solinas Quality Award – Southern Hemisphere, at a...

