Mainecat Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I know some of you guys cook so I thought this was good info. Fake Olive Oil Companies Revealed – Stop Buying These Brands Now By livetheorganicdream.com This is disturbing! 70% of Olive oil available in stores in the US has actually been cut with cheaper, nastier oils – meaning its fake! There’s an enemy at the gates, it has been slowly infiltrating our olive oil market and corrupting one of the products that we all know is a healthy, sustainable option and one of Europe’s secrets to longevity. That’s right, 7 of the biggest olive oil manufacturers in the US have been cutting their products with cheaper, inferior oils (such as sunflower oil or canola oil) in order to minimize the cost of production, but it has come at a huge cost to everyone who invests in this healthy alternative. And this is not too dissimilar to 2008, when over 400 Italian police officers participated in a major crackdown called “Operation Golden Oil.” This resulted in the seizure of 85 oil farms who were adding certain percentages of chlorophyll to sunflower and canola oil and selling it on as extra virgin olive oil. The oil is mixed, perfumed, coloured and then flavoured before being sold to the producer as “extra virgin.” These busts prompted the Australian government to investigate their own olive oil market, and indeed, after testing all of its brands’ “extra virgin olive oils” in their laboratories, none were given the 2012 certification for being a pure olive oil. All of these scams prompted the University of California to carry out studies on 124 imported brands of extra virgin olive oil, and they found that over 70% of the samples failed the test. The brands that failed the test: Pompeian Bertolli Colavita Star Sasso Antica Badia Primadonna Carapelli Mazola Felippo Berio Safeway Whole Foods Carapelli Coricelli Mezzetta The guys that passed the test and can be trusted: Corto Olive Ottavio Omaggio Bariani Olive Oil Lucini Kirkland Organic Lucero Olea Estates McEvoy Ranch Organic Cobram Estate California Olive Ranch Aside from brands there are simple tests you can do at home to check whether your olive oil is pure or not. Place the bottle in the fridge for around 30 minutes and check if the oil is starting to solidify. If it does then it is a good indication that the oil contains a large amount of monounsaturated fat, which is exactly what extra virgin olive oil contains. If the oil doesn’t begin to show signs of solidification then its a good sign that the oil is fake. This is not a perfect test yet it is a good indicator if you are unsure about the quality of your oil. You can also look for official governmental seals of approval on the label, such as “Australian Extra Virgin Certified” and “California Olive Oil Council Certified Extra Virgin.” We have really had the wool pulled over our eyes with this one and its time to make a stand and stop supporting this corrupt industry of chemical additives, GMO’s and unhealthy alternatives. Hopefully this new action will decriminalise the olive oil industry around the world and restore it to being an honest trade, where an honest working person gets paid for what the other honest working people want to pay for…We’re paying for our Health after all. References: http://articles.latimes.com/… http://olivecenter.ucdavis.edu/research/… http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Ha, doesn't surprise me. I just got done watching a video about how gross chicken is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 A worthwhile post from MC, finally. Lots of fraud with olive oils claiming to be first press as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momorider Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 If anyone would know FAKE it would be MaineCUNT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 12 minutes ago, Momorider said: If anyone would know FAKE it would be MaineCUNT Only you could fuck up a olive oil post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I have a big can of Bertolli in the cupboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momorider Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 1 minute ago, Mainecat said: Only you could fuck up a olive oil post You're a CUNT and a liar, nobody should beleive anything you ever post you are always WRONG so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 10 minutes ago, ckf said: I have a big can of Bertolli in the cupboard. We buy whatever is the cheapest, usually Colavita. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I buy my olive oil from a childhood friend of mine who imports it from his family farm in Greece. Honestly I just buy it because he is my friend and it really is pretty great stuff but now this just makes it that much more rewarding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 My parents used to press olive oil back in their homeland from their orchards. Claim none of the stuff we have here is real live oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted January 9, 2017 Gold Member Share Posted January 9, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I noticed they had a bunch of this stuff on sale at the store I go to. It was really cheap. I guess the word is out and they're trying to off the questionable stuff before most find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Yeah, I also watched a segment on honey and how some of the shit imported here is massively filtered and harmful to the whole ecosystem. Some of it was a stretch but I did get a lot of it. It was interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT MXZ XRS Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, Zambroski said: Yeah, I also watched a segment on honey and how some of the shit imported here is massively filtered and harmful to the whole ecosystem. Some of it was a stretch but I did get a lot of it. It was interesting. I buy honey from a guy at work who's family has a honey be operation on their farm. You can definitely tell the difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momorider Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 It's all as FAKE as MaineCUNT, you have to go to a place that specializes it and they decant it from barrels and it's like $50+ a liter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted January 9, 2017 Gold Member Share Posted January 9, 2017 4 minutes ago, Zambroski said: Yeah, I also watched a segment on honey and how some of the shit imported here is massively filtered and harmful to the whole ecosystem. Some of it was a stretch but I did get a lot of it. It was interesting. For me honey is like syrup, gotta get the local stuff. Real honey and real maple syrup are the bomb! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted January 9, 2017 Gold Member Share Posted January 9, 2017 1 minute ago, Momorider said: It's all as FAKE as MaineCUNT, you have to go to a place that specializes it and they decant it from barrels and it's like $50+ a liter Shut up, Meg! You suck at life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1R9sledder Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Good Post MC..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momorider Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 29 minutes ago, Kivalo said: Shut up, Meg! You suck at life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin george Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 That's interesting! I usually pour some lemon juice in olive oil and whip it for coating potatoes/chicken for the oven. I never thought as to why it didn't cream up. Fkn Bertoli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 3 hours ago, ckf said: I have a big can of Bertolli in the cupboard. great value here 3 hours ago, ArcticCrusher said: We buy whatever is the cheapest, usually Colavita. my wife buys whatever is cheapest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodtick Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I use Sea&Snow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 the mafia started cutting olive decades ago . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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