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<pre>Alan Watt wrote:

> I viewed on A.B.C. [ Australian Broadcasting Commission to outsiders]
> television news tonight the disappointing revelation that 'our'
> [Australian] most prominent producer of olive oil for supermarkets had
> acknowledged that the oil contained in their bottles was not totally
> 'true blue' Aussie oil, but contained a percentage of imported oil
> from Europe.

Only really a problem if they didn't acknowledge the sources of the oil.
Which, I understand, they are about to do on the labels.

> I am curious why the ABC might select this one example of an
> Australian company deceiving the buying public when such occurrences
> must occur daily. Are they also so shocked that the Australian olive
> oil industry,for whom they held such idealistic hopes, has let the
> side down or has someone fed them the information for commercial
> interests?

Alan, you are in danger of becoming cynical ...

>
> There was some mention that this announcement related to the farming
> programme 'Countrywide' due to be broadcast Sunday at noon. Might be
> worth a look!

Watched the show "Landline" (on tape as we were pressing all day!!) and
was disappointed at the lumping of olives (where there is a 3-5 year
lead time) with ostriches and tea-tree oil, as examples of the "get rich
quick" type schemes. The only similarity between olives and these others
is the snake oil merchants who promote the big (200 000 tree+) groves
with promises of huge returns and minimal taxes, all the while raking
off the maximum returns to the promoters and none, or minimal, to the
investors.

Unfortunately, there is a significant proportion of the Aust Olive
Association membership (and of the board of AOA) who come from this
background. Marketers hold too much sway in the places where power is
wielded.

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> Alan Watt
> Tanja Olives
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