date:May 22, 2012
ium for an inferior product,Sims said.
There is no mandatory standard for extra virgin olive oil in Australia but the ACCC said that it generally accepted as the highest grade oil unrefined and not blended with other oils or solvents.
A voluntary standard implemented in July 2011 stipulates extra virgin olive oil must be free of smell and taste defects, with a free fatty acid level of less than 0.8%.
Fatty, blended inferior oil
The ACCC commissioned independent testing of seven oils four i