date:May 28, 2015
The National Consumers League (NCL) has released a report finding that six of 11 national brands of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) failed to meet EVOO standards when evaluated by an Australian lab. In January 2015, the consumer group purchased 11 different varieties of olive oil, all labeled extra virgin, from four major Washington, D.C., area retailers. Of those 11 products, six failed to meet International Olive Council (IOC) standards required to be considered extra virgin quality; only five w