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<pre>Stan wrote:

> Extra Virgin Olive Oil
...
> It cannot contain refined olive oil or any other seed oil, although
> adulteration has be tried in the past.

And almost certainly continues still. Hazelnut oil seems to be the most
favoured adulterant at the moment; one large multinational seems to have been
using this recently. I'm not sure where the case got to in the courts, or if
it was eventually proven or admitted.

> Prof Stan Kailis
> UWA

Dr Adrian Shaw
UWA (University of Wales, Aberystwyth :-) )
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Adrian.Shaw@aber.ac.uk
Sefydliad Y Gwyddorau Biolegol, Prifysgol Cymru,
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru
http://pcjagg.dbs.aber.ac.uk/mynegai.html
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