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<pre>Hello,
I will not try to quote any excerpts in their context but gives some
thoughts about previous posts :

1) In Italy , maffia has no influence on the southern olive producers
2) In France like everywhere in Europe ,all the buyers for supermarkets
are competent , cannot be corrupted , are chasing the producers around
the world to find the better ones and are always willing to take a risk
with an unknown brand and/or supplier.
3) In France , the supermarkets advertise their buying prices to the
producers together with the selling price to their customers.
4) In France ,the average housewife is willing to pay inflated price
for extra virgin olive oil in a fancy transparent glass bottle with any
Italian brand name instead of normal price for a Syrian olive oil in a
simple metallic can.
5) It is impossible to lower the acid level of an olive oil through an
appropriate chemical process.
6) Asbestos filters have never been used for olive oil .
7) It is impossible to characterize an olive oil ( composition, origin
) by analytical means .
8) The producers and importers/exporters will resist any attempt to
denature their products for a quick profit at the expense of long term
benefits.
9) Olive cannot be used to produce bio diesel fuel for Australian
trucks.
10) Syrian people are always talking nonsense and/or have no humour.
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<pre>What was the origin of your items 9 and 10? Were these subjects previously
discussed?

Regards

Phil
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