Extra Virgin

[IanT]

wooooow... thats not cool!!!! BAH!!!

how do they get the chlorophyl to be homogenous throughout the oil then??? i feel like it would solidify on the bottom after a while (ive taken it as a supplement before..)


research time...

Product Descriptions

Product descriptions are regulated by Section 403 (a) (1) of the FDA&C Act which states that: "A food shall be deemed to be misbranded if its labeling is false or misleading in any particular ..” Not only the product description must be accurate but all the information presented on any part of the label must be accurate and consistent with the product description. Contradictory information on a label makes it misleading. If the principal display panel describes a product as Pure Olive Oil, and the information panel describes it as "Natural Prod­uct, Being Extra Virgin Olive Oil..." it is contradictory and misleading. Use of the product descriptions "Extra Fine Olive Oil" and "Extra Fine Quality Olive Oil" are misleading. It is conceiv­able that these terms could be used on a label as advertising superlatives as long as they are not part of the product's name, but when used as product descriptions they do not conform with the international standards for olive oil. Use of the product description: "Olive Pomace Oil Contain­ing Extra Virgin Olive Oil" is confusing and misleading. It conveys the false notion that the consumer is getting a product that is better than "Olive Pomace Oil". By definition, Olive Pomace Oil contains virgin olive oil, be it extra virgin or not, and calling special attention to the presence of extra virgin olive oil is misleading. Use of the product description "Pure Olive Oil with Extra Virgin Olive Oil" is likewise misleading. However, if one is stating that the "Pure Olive Oil" is enriched with "Extra Virgin Olive Oil", as opposed to simply "Virgin Olive Oil" then the extra virgin olive oil may be considered the characterizing ingredient. In that case, the percentage of extra virgin olive oil must be declared on the label. Pure Olive Oil, by definition, is a blend of refined olive oil and virgin olive oil. It cannot contain rectified oil, that is, re­lined olive pomace oil. If a company declares on the principal display panel that its product is Pure Olive Oil, and then on the information panel describes the ingredients as pure and recti­fied oil, the product is misbranded. All the words in the product description "Olive Pomace Oil" should be of equal size. The word "Pomace" should not be smaller or less conspicuous. Designating Extra Virgin Olive Oil as: "Highest Grade"; Virgin Olive Oil as: "Medium Grade"; and Pure Olive Oil as "Lowest Grade, chemically washed, Second Press" is confus­ing and misleading to the consumer. There is no basis in any standard for these classifications. It is also inaccurate to described Pure Olive Oil as "chemically washed" because it con­veys a false image about the safety of the product. To describe Pure Olive Oil as Second Press is inaccurate as well. A claim that olive oil will not burn at high frying tempera­tures is misleading and dangerous. It subjects the packer to greater liability for law suits stemming from fire damage and physical harm that could occur from a consumer overheating olive oil.

http://www.oliveoilsource.com/labeling.htm

http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fet ... &rightNav2


crazy stuff...

 

[carebear]

and of course the regulations only matter when someone is checking... which is rare.

crazy stuff indeed

(look at some of the labeling in your own store, the "pomace" or "blended with soybean" is often written in tiny letters and well hidden)

 

[gemini]

I will look for the word "Pure Olive Oil on the label and wording that supports that on the ingredients/information section. According to regulation from Ian's text:

"Pure Olive Oil, by definition, is a blend of refined olive oil and virgin olive oil. It cannot contain rectified oil, that is, re­lined olive pomace oil."

We have to read the label and know what the rules are and what the tricks on wording are. If we sell our soap to the public it is up to us to be sure of the products we are using and how we are labeling because we can be asked to prove it. Yes, they do check... On another forum there was a discussion about misbranding/mislabeling where a woman at a craft market was fined 30,000.00, which of course put her out of business, for misrepresenting/mislabeling and non-compliance on her products. I can't afford to take that kind of risk.

If we sell to the public everything is regulated labeling, where we make the soap, procedures used, sanitizing steps, batch documentation etc., just like any manufacturer.
I just bought a book to try and figure out all of these regulations.
I heard that the UK is much more strict than the US when it comes to this stuff.