Bottles of olive oil are notorious for having difficult-to-read labels, and while most people know to look for extra-virgin olive oils, that’s just one piece of the puzzle.

The labels on bottles of olive oil can now carry a health claim. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the petition for a health claim for olive oil submitted by the North American ...

Some olive-oil experts and specialty-food distributors were consulted for suggestions. "Know your supplier and source," said Daniel Abdella, director of purchasing for Fox & Obel stores in Chicago.

And that is not being upheld.” Even in Italian supermarkets, the rate of fake olive oil on the shelves is estimated at 50%. Let's start with the most recent revelation, related to labels.

Over its more than 6,000-year history, olive oil has earned a variety of labels and designations. A quick walk down the olive oil aisle of a grocery store will introduce you to rows of mostly dark ...

Single-origin labels are more than a marketing gimmick in the olive oil industry, and Kirkland's 100% Italian is indeed very flavorful and perfect for dipping and salad dressings.

Even the term “extra-virgin olive oil” gets slapped on bottles of low-grade oil illegally—and enforcement is very sparse—so terminology isn’t necessarily your safeguard.

Anyone who cooks or likes pretty things.The Details Brightland’s new olive oil pack comes with four 100 milliliter or 3.4 fluid ounce mini bottles of various infused flavors. If you have someone ...

Extra virgin olive oil is the healthiest version because it’s cold-pressed only once without high heat or chemical solvents. The special processing helps extra virgin oil retain its nutrients.

When extra-virgin olive oil arrived in American kitchens around 1980, a set of myths came with it. You can’t use it for everyday cooking. You can’t use it for deep-frying.

Those provisions had failed to pass last May, mainly because they included a ban on refilling olive oil bottles at restaurants, which triggered an outcry in the restaurant industry in some EU ...