UC Davis Olive Oil Purity follow up study
Mark Mellin
In response to methodology criticisms of their first study,
"which slammed imported olive oils and said that two-thirds of
common brands of extra-virgin olive oil found in California
grocery stores aren't what they claim to be."
From the LA Times:
The UC Davis reports:
<http://olivecenter.ucdavis.edu/news-events/news/files/olive%20oil%20final%20071410%20.pdf>
<http://olivecenter.ucdavis.edu/report%20041211%20final%20reduced.pdf>
- Mark
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Mark Mellin ULmar 9 - 5470
Mailstop 408-85 Menlo Park, CA 94025-3493 USA
spamtrap1888
> In response to methodology criticisms of their first study,
> "which slammed imported olive oils and said that two-thirds of
> common brands of extra-virgin olive oil found in California
> grocery stores aren't what they claim to be."
>
> From the LA Times:
>
>
> The UC Davis reports:
>
> <http://olivecenter.ucdavis.edu/news-events/news/files/olive%20oil%20f...>
>
> <http://olivecenter.ucdavis.edu/report%20041211%20final%20reduced.pdf>
Brands I never buy -- pretty useless.
Pompeiian in that tiny bottle -- I think people only buy it for
medicinal purposes: ear ointment or the like.
Al Eisner
>
> In response to methodology criticisms of their first study,
> "which slammed imported olive oils and said that two-thirds of
> common brands of extra-virgin olive oil found in California
> grocery stores aren't what they claim to be."
Tabloid headline: "California taxpayers paying for virginity tests!"
> From the LA Times:
>
> <http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/04/extra-virgin-olive-oil-test-rancid-bottles-uc-davis.html>
>
> The UC Davis reports:
>
> <http://olivecenter.ucdavis.edu/news-events/news/files/olive%20oil%20final%20071410%20.pdf>
>
> <http://olivecenter.ucdavis.edu/report%20041211%20final%20reduced.pdf>
"The brands tested in this recent report were Filippo Berio, Bertolli,
Pompeian, Colavita and Star. The researchers also tested samples of
the top-selling premium Italian brand Lucini; Cobram Estate, the
largest Australian olive oil producer; and California Olive Ranch, the
leading U.S. producer.
"California Olive Ranch helped fund the study."
Hmmmmm....
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Al Eisner
San Mateo Co., CA
Tony Lima
<eis...@slac.stanford.edu> wrote:
>On Fri, 15 Apr 2011, Mark Mellin wrote:
>
>>
>> In response to methodology criticisms of their first study,
>> "which slammed imported olive oils and said that two-thirds of
>> common brands of extra-virgin olive oil found in California
>> grocery stores aren't what they claim to be."
>
>Tabloid headline: "California taxpayers paying for virginity tests!"
TMMLOL. It happens that we have a friend who recently
entered the olive oil business (don't ask, you don't want to
know). She may get a laugh out of this. - T