Your Extra Virgin Olive Oil Could Be Fake
Experts warn that most products aren't what they claim...
Olive Oil... Or Something Else?
Olive oil: the fundamental ingredient of the Mediterranean diet, hailed by doctors and Italian centennarians as the key to a long, healthy life. But what may appear to be the simplest ingredient in your kitchen actually hides a nasty secret...
According to a study by the University of California, 69% of "Extra Virgin Olive Oil" isn't extra virgin at all. Even the top 5 brands selling "extra virgin" in the United States failed to meet the basic legal standards 73% of the time.
Where is all this fake oil coming from? Italy, for one. In December 2016, Italian authorities unconvered a fraud ring that was extracting oil from olive pulp using chemical solvents, and labeling the adulterated, low-grade product "extra virgin" before shipping it globally.
So how does this impact you, and how can you protect yourself from chemically-produced fakes? Read on...
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