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.
IOC and Crop Trust sign MoU
Germany / Spain / 05.10.2026
The International Olive Council (IOC) and the Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation on the conservation and sustainable use of olive genetic...
This week on OHIS
Madrid, Spain / 25.09.2026
This week on the Olive Health Information System website The newsletter of the University of Navarra and the IOC dedicated to health The Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), particularly when enriched with extra virgin olive oil...
Winners of the Mario Solinas Quality Award for the Southern Hemisphere 2026
Eight extra virgin olive oils from Argentina, Brazil, South Africa and Uruguay recognised with the 2026 Mario Solinas Quality Award for the Southern Hemisphere The extra virgin olive oils were recognised for their quality...

