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Olive Olive Labeling |
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False labeling practices
of some major US olive oil brands
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On
the
Carapelli ® (Hormel,
USA) back label it
says in tiny, little print, "Product contains select high quality Olive Oils from the countries
indicated by the letters in the brackets below. (I)=Italy, (GR)=Greece,
(E)=Spain, (TU)=Tunisia, (TK)=Turkey." While on the
front label it says "Imported from
Italy," "Florence". |
On the
Star
® (Borges, Spain)
side
label it says in vertical writing, "PACKED FOR ©
BORGES USA - STAR FINE FOODS - FRESNO, CA 93725. PACKED IN SPAIN." Then
in micro-print it says "Contains high quality Olive Oils from Spain,
Italy, Greece and Tunisia." And on the
front it just says
"imported." Star was originally a California based company owned
by an Italian immigrant, but it was purchased by Borges of Spain to
import their products. |
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Bertolli ®, the largest brand of olive oil
in the world, says on the
back label "PRODUCT
CONTAINS SELECT HIGH QUALITY OLIVE OILS FROM ITALY, GREECE, SPAIN &
TUNISIA BOTTLED AND PACKED IN ITALY." But on the
front is says "Imported
from Italy." |
On the
back label of
Filippo
Berio
® "Packed in Italy with select oils from Italy, Spain, Greece,
Tunisia and Turkey." On the
front it says,
"Imported from Italy." |
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