• The Olive’s Journey: How Humans Tamed a Wild Olive Tree Imagine the sun-drenched hills of the Eastern Mediterranean thousands upon thousands of years ago. Among the wild olive trees grew Olea europaea sylvestris – the wild ancestor of the olive tree we know today. For millennia, this wild olive tree and early humans lived side-by-side,

  • Πρόσκληση σε συνέδριο με θέμα «Aristoil Interreg Med – Αποτελέσματα προγράμματος, τάσεις και προοπτικές για ελαιόλαδα πλούσια σε πολυφαινόλες» ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ, 11-01-2020 ΚΑΙ ΩΡΑ 10:30-15:30 ΚΕΝΤΡΟ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΙΚΗΣ ΕΝΗΜΕΡΩΣΗΣ ΟΡΕΙΝΗΣ ΛΑΡΝΑΚΑΣ, ΣΚΑΡΙΝΟΥ  Η Αναπτυξιακή Εταιρία Επαρχιών Λάρνακας-Αμμοχώστου και η εταιρεία ΑRISTOLEO σας προσκαλούν στο συνέδριο με θέμα «Aristoil Interreg Med-Αποτελέσματα προγράμματος, τάσεις και προοπτικές για ελαιόλαδα πλούσια σε πολυφαινόλες» το οποίο

  • Agronomic Factors Affecting Olive Oil Quality – Atsas Farm Atsas Farm is located in the Green Line separating North and South Cyprus. The North is occupied by Turkish forces since the 1974 invasion. George David owner of Atsas farm is dedicated to producing high phenolic EVOO by employing regenerative agriculture principles in the olive grove.

  • David vs Goliath Revisited David and Goliath story is a fascinating story of overcoming obstacles. Here is a video I have been watching while I was waiting for the response from EFSA (European Food Safety Agency) and the EU commission, which explains my reference to David and Goliath. The essence of the story and the

  • UPDATED: Sept 09 2018 How do you measure phenolic content in EVOO? This question has been used as a pretext to stalling or even negating the EU 432/2012 health claim labeling regulation since its approval in 2012.. Why would anyone wish to stall or negate the EU 432/health claim for EVOO? The answer can be

  • WOC “World Olive Center for Health” announces results DRAWN I was drawn to Greece 5 years ago when I first heard the news of the development of a new method to measure phenolic content in extra virgin olive oil (EVOO); the same year the EU 432/2012 health claim labeling regulation for polyphenols in olive oil

  • EFSA regulation Health claim for olive oil polyphenols.   The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is an agency of the European Union that provides independent scientific advice and communication on existing and emerging risks associated with the food chain, created by European Regulation 178/2002. EFSA’s work covers all matters with a direct or indirect impact on food

  • Aristoleo Conference 2018: The Future of Olive Oil The future of olive oil lies in its past in the ancient texts where it is written that early harvest olive oil from green olives is medicinal. But the future is rising out of the present and our agricultural methods have everything to do with olive oil