by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | Jun 9, 2015 | General, Olive OIl Chemistry, Olive Oil Standards, Olive Oil Tasting
Analysis of the North American Olive Oil Association’s (NAOOA) Report “Random Testing of Store-bought California Extra Virgin Olive Oils: 67% Fail New Olive Oil Commission of California (OOCC) Standards” By Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne Summary The olive oil importer’s...
by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | Oct 26, 2014 | AOCS, Olive OIl Chemistry
By Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne Author’s note: This article was originally published in Olive Oil Times shortly after the meeting. With all the conversation about chemistry following the adoption of the new California standard, I thought it made sense to move...
by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | Sep 26, 2014 | AOCS, Olive OIl Chemistry, Olive Oil Standards
The 104th American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting & Expo took place April 28–May 1, 2013 at the Palais des congrès in Montréal, Canada with 1500 people in attendance. The scope of the annual meeting is broad—there were over 500 presentations on all...
by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | Nov 10, 2011 | Australia Trip Oct 2011, General, Olive Oil Standards
Where do we go from here?— Legal standards and chemistry were only part of the ground covered at the Australian Olive Association National Conference. A significant amount of time was devoted to the world of promotion and marketing, and how this informs the efforts at...
by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | Nov 6, 2011 | Australia Trip Oct 2011, General, Olive Oil Standards
Where the Olive Oil Industry is Now, and How We Got Here— The theme of the Australian Olive Association’s (AOA) 2011 national conference, “Restoring Trust in the Trade of Olive Oil,” was a logical choice in the year that saw approval of a new olive oil standard in...
