Posted on 07/11/2024 3:17:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Italian authorities put a stop to a network of slippery fraudsters who were selling fake oil by the truckload — with cops seizing 42 tons of packaged “extra virgin” worth $1 million.
On Monday, cops in southern Italy raided 18 garages and warehouses in the Puglia region and confiscated the oil — some of which had already been packed and ready for sale, according to CNN.
Police found 71 tons of what they referred to as an oily substance in plastic tanks — as well as 623 liters of chlorophyll, an extra-virgin olive oil ingredient that the shifty bandits were adding to cheaper oil. They also found vans, computers, loading equipment, packaging materials and labels claiming the oil was “extra-virgin” — even thought it clearly was not, CNN said.
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Don Vito would like a word witchoo...
at least in Italy it’s a crime. China?
I guess “Extra Virgin” olive oil means not even looked at a man.
Never buy cheap EVOO, and if you buy California EVOO you can rest assured it’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
They have a program, inclusive of testing.
Define Extra Virgin.
AGAIN???
this is the second time this has happened in about 10 years
first press
It was one of a few that actually tested valid a while back.
https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/imported-olive-oil-quality-unreliable-study-finds
There have been more tests. California Extra Virgin Olive Oil is the real deal.
This is the only CA EVOO I’ll buy:
(better pricing nearly everywhere)
Currently back on Kirkland organic EVOO due to recent price spikes.
We could, but doesn’t everything from California cause cancer?
They only cause cancer if you are actually in the state of California.
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The Napa oil is not CA evoo. It’s from Spain and may not be what you think it is, though Spanish oil can be first rate.
You buy Spanish olive oil from a California grower?
I believe you mean this one, which my family gets:
https://www.californiaoliveranch.com/products/100-california-everyday/41079566074040
Olive oil is a basic item in an Italian neighborhood.
I remember shortly after the war going down to a neighboring child’s basement to play and there they were, bottles and bottles of imported virgin olive oil lining the shelves.
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