(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”.
Argentina repository of the new international olive plant collection recognised by the IOC
The International Olive Council (IOC) is honoured to announce that the olive plant collection established at the Estación Experimental Agropecuaria of San Juan, part of the Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria...
MARIO SOLINAS QUALITY AWARD 2023
MADRID, SPAIN / 18.01.2023
The 23rd Mario Solinas Quality Award is now open for entries. To check the rules for the Mario Solinas Quality Award, the IOC’s international competition for the best extra virgin olive oil, in English, French and...