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Month: January 2012

Olive oil – 5000 years of fraud and poisoning

January 15, 20125 Comments

The olive harvest: the money in olives has always been an enemy of tradition and quality Photograph: David Silverman/Getty Images Book review: The Observer,  Sunday 15 January, 2012  Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil by Tom Mueller Is there any foodstuff as dodgy as olive oil? Human beings have been defrauding … Continue reading Olive oil – 5000 years of fraud and poisoning

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