Great Olive Oil Scam — article
The great olive oil scam available in stores now
Body Electric
I think everyone knows that extra virgin olive oil is theoretically the
healthiest pourable oil. It is sought after by many who wish to avoid the
huge amounts of free radicals and several resultant degenerative diseases
that are promoted by other pourable oils. But I said ‘theoretically’ for
good reason: a huge scam involving olive oil is being perpetuated by
industry, and until the government controls the situation the fact is
that although the olive oil in the supermarket may be labeled "extra
virgin", there is no guarantee that it even contains olive oil!
I kid you not. A recent study in Italy found that only 40% of the olive
oil brands labeled as "extra virgin" actually met those standards. Italy
produces 400,000 tons of olive oil for consumption each year but over
750,000 tons are sold. Where do you suppose the 350,000 extra tons of
"extra" extra virgin olive oil materialized from? Of course, it is made
up of the highly refined nut and seed oils that you are trying to avoid,
and sometimes even worse than that. It’s not healthy, and it’s even
occasionally deadly.
Over 20,000 people fell ill and 402 people died from the effects of the
toxic oil syndrome that struck Spain in 1981. After several years,
investigation eventually revealed that the olive oil had been adulterated
with industrial grade rapeseed oil.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an olive oil purity
study in 1995 and found that only 4 per cent of the 73 brands of olive
oils tested proved to be real, unadulterated olive oil. Most products
were adulterated with vegetable oils that have been shown to cause heart
disease. Oils such as canola, corn, cottonseed and soy oils were used
with as little as only 10% olive oil in some products.
The BBC reported in 1994 that around 40% of olive oil on British
supermarket shelves is adulterated with other less healthy and cheaper
vegetable oils.
The Albanian Ministry of Food and Agriculture inspectors confiscated
3.5 tons of adulterated olive oil in 1996. Testing indicated that it
contained 10% expired (rancid) olive oil and 90% sunflower oil. The
scammers were fortunately apprehended.
Many shipments of olive oil originating from Spain contained a known
carcinogen. The shipments were apprehended for several months by
government authorities in the receiving country before Spanish
authorities reacted to their letters and disallowed the export.
Shenanigans within the food oil industry are ongoing in Canada as well.
Since 1997 the Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has been checking out olive
oils to see if they are what they are advertised and labeled as. Joe Di
Lecce, a food specialist with the CFIA, says "we found oils that
consisted mainly of vegetable oils other than olive oil,’ during
inspections. "Some had sunflower oil, some had canola, some had pomace
oil." Di Lecce has looked at 100 oils, and found that 20 per cent are
fake.
A word to the wise: When you purchase "pure", "pomace", or "lite" olive
oil you are getting little health benefit from these over-refined oils,
even if they are mainly olive oils. Of course, if your olive oil is
adulterated, then you are getting no benefits anyway. To quote Stan
Bacler, an "olive oil detective" for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency,
"if the price you’re paying for extra virgin olive oil seems too good to
be true, it likely is."
Don’t buy oil in plastic bottles. Plastic bottles are not provided for
your health or safety, but to increase corporate profits. Olive oil
reacts with the plastic, which contaminates it. Purchase only glass
bottles. Large quantities of olive oil should be sold in dark glass
bottles or in food grade cans.
The big corporate brands of overheated, refined olive oil that you see
in every market are not a quality product. Your olive oil should be from
small family farms, families who take pride in their work and their cold-
pressed product. When olives are handpicked the traditional way, the
olives are not bruised and only the ones ready for pressing are taken to
the press. On the other hand, large estates reduce the cost of picking by
using mechanical pickers. The olives fall to the ground and are bruised,
starting undesireable fermentation. Mechanical picking drops olives that
are not yet ready for oil production, and when they are gathered from the
ground many of the older over ripened olives that have naturally fallen
are added when they shouldn’t be.
Want to try a quality product that really contains olive oil? Try the
best olive oil on the market. Olive oil from hand-picked olives grown on
small farms on Crete can be found at…. I should warn you that once you
taste this olive oil, you’ll probably never go back.
January 19th, 2005 at 11:51 am
Thank you for the info. I checked my current olive oil and it is in a glass dark
container. I do buy mine at the supermarket and I cooked with it for many years.
It is not cheap. I stopped cooking with the oils about 3 months ago and only use
lard or butter. I started the Candida Diet about 5 days ago and I have been
taking 2 teaspoons of the olive oil a day. The only thing I may be doing that is
not on the Candida diet is drinking raw cream with water. I was drinking raw
milk before this and have gone to raw cream to cut the sugars. I also stopped
taking insulin at the same time I started the Candida diet and for the first
time this morning, I had a reading of 118. My morning readings are usually over
200. I’ll see if this holds up or if I can continue this diet. I’m just thrilled
to know my pancreas is still producing.
Kat
Body Electric
I think everyone knows that extra virgin olive oil is theoretically the
healthiest pourable oil. It is sought after by many who wish to avoid the
huge amounts of free radicals and several resultant degenerative diseases
that are promoted by other pourable oils. But I said ‘theoretically’ for
good reason: a huge scam
January 21st, 2005 at 12:44 am
Kat, remind us if you are Type 1 or 2, please.
Lynn
Thank you for the info. I checked my current olive oil and it is in a glass dark
container. I do buy mine at the supermarket and I cooked with it for many years.
It is not cheap. I stopped cooking with the oils about 3 months ago and only use
lard or butter. I started the Candida Diet about 5 days ago and I have been
taking 2 teaspoons of the olive oil a day. The only thing I may be doing that is
not on the Candida diet is drinking raw cream with water. I was drinking raw
milk before this and have gone to raw cream to cut the sugars. I also stopped
taking insulin at the same time I started the Candida diet and for the first
time this morning, I had a reading of 118. My morning readings are usually over
200. I’ll see if this holds up or if I can continue this diet. I’m just thrilled
to know my pancreas is still producing.
Kat
Body Electric
I think everyone knows that extra virgin olive oil is theoretically the
healthiest pourable oil. It is sought after by many who wish to avoid the
huge amounts of free radicals and several resultant degenerative diseases
that are promoted by other pourable oils. But I said ‘theoretically’ for
good reason: a huge scam
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January 22nd, 2005 at 12:33 am
Hi Lynn,
I assume that I am type 2 since I was diagnosed less than a year ago at age 49.
However, I could go without food and still have 200 and 300 readings. With food
I was 400 and 500. I also lost weight and went from my top of 165 to 120. I work
at maintaining my weight at least and not loosing any more. This is why I drink
raw cream to get the fat. Without insulin I was out of control. I have heard
that some people develop type 1 later so I really do not know. I do know that I
was having symptoms for a long time and 6 months before I was diagnosed, I ask
the Dr to test me. The test came back negative at that time. When the symptoms
really got out of control, I used a friends meter and I was 600 plus. I had
severe chemical burns a couple of months prior and I relate it to the chemicals.
Not that I ever ate correctly though. I can say I don’t know anyone who ever ate
as much sugar or chocolate as I did. I ate sweet stuff all day long. My weight
is 5 lbs lighter than it has been most of my life. I began putting on weight in
my late 30’s and I didn’t mind after being skinny all of my life. I am 5′7" so
165 wasn’t that bad. At any rate, my Dr is worthless and I plan on changing but
instead I just have not gone. I have always had a digust for the medical
community with their pill-pushing phylosophy but it is worse now. Something has
changed in my immune system and I intend on changing it back. I don’t think
there is a Dr around here who is willing to help me do that.
Kat
Thank you for the info. I checked my current olive oil and it is in a glass dark
container. I do buy mine at the supermarket and I cooked with it for many years.
It is not cheap. I stopped cooking with the oils about 3 months ago and only use
lard or butter. I started the Candida Diet about 5 days ago and I have been
taking 2 teaspoons of the olive oil a day. The only thing I may be doing that is
not on the Candida diet is drinking raw cream with water. I was drinking raw
milk before this and have gone to raw cream to cut the sugars. I also stopped
taking insulin at the same time I started the Candida diet and for the first
time this morning, I had a reading of 118. My morning readings are usually over
200. I’ll see if this holds up or if I can continue this diet. I’m just thrilled
to know my pancreas is still producing.
Kat
Body Electric
I think everyone knows that extra virgin olive oil is theoretically the
healthiest pourable oil. It is sought after by many who wish to avoid the
huge amounts of free radicals and several resultant degenerative diseases
that are promoted by other pourable oils. But I said ‘theoretically’ for
good reason: a huge scam
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