Is your olive oil made by the Mafia?
I received an email about olive oil from Mike Geary, a weight loss guru. It’s so fascinating I’m going to quote it here:
“In recent years, many of America’s most respected media, including Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and CBS News and scores of others have reported the appalling news that many olive oils in the US are cheap counterfeits made by the Mafia.
For example, last year 60 Minutes ran an explosive exposé showing how the Mafia has infiltrated the olive oil business, adulterating olive oil with much cheaper ingredients, such as nut and seed oils, to make obscene profits when they sell it as “extra virgin” (the highest grade). According to 60 Minutes, you now face a “sea of fakes” when you shop for olive oil.
This is a serious concern because when criminals make olive oil, they couldn’t care less about your health or your family’s.
In his New York Times best-selling book, Extra Virginity, journalist and olive oil expert Tom Mueller warns of contaminants and even cancer-causing agents in fake olive oils, as follows:
“Italian investigators have found hydrocarbon residues, pesticides, and other contaminants in fake oils, and pomace oil, a common adulterant, sometimes contains mineral oil as well as PAHs, proven carcinogens that can also damage DNA and the immune system. Then there’s the 1981 case of toxic oil syndrome in Spain, when rapeseed oil adulterated with an industrial additive, sold as olive oil, killed eight hundred people and seriously injured thousands more.”
Mike’s recommendation: You never want to feed your family fake olive oil made by the Mafia. But how can you avoid it? Mike recommends buying from a supplier who goes the extra mile of having all their oils independently lab certified to be 100% pure extra virgin. He goes on to introduce his readers to www.freshpressedoliveoil.com
Fascinating, eh?
Gary
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Looks like we both drew water from the same well, so to speak. My quote was from Mike's email, as mentioned.
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Gary
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I get so confused by all this scare-mongering about food. Coffee is good you. No, it's bad for you. No, it turns out it is good for you. And so are eggs. I switched to olive oil a couple of years ago and now, it's not genuine.
What's a foodie supposed to do? What do you do, Gary, about buying olive oil?
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Here in Australia, I buy the brand that gets the best ratings. Here we have Choice magazine, that rates a huge number of consumer products. Their winner for olive oil was Aldi's brand called "Just Organic" -- it's their Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Its the "mild" flavor. Grown in Spain and harvested solely by mechanical means, so the bottle tells me. 100% organic.
And yes, I agree with your first point. So confusing, all these claims and counter claims. That's one reason why I dig into this stuff and write about it, both here and at my main health blog, https://naturalhealthjoy.com/
Gary
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So where do I buy it? At our local Aldi store. One thing I like about Aldi is that you can return stuff. I've returned many items over the years. Never a squabble or an interrogation about why. Just a prompt refund on the spot.
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And it's one reason I follow you. You do the heavy lifting, aka the research well. I appreciate it.
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How kind of you to say so, Joanne. Thanks.
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You are the real deal.
Your site is a treat, thanks
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