What about this news folks ?
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From: Agnes <agnes@c...>
Date: Fri Aug 10, 2001 12:41 am
Subject: Norwegian Food Administration banned Olive
Oil Today
I thought this news from Norway may be of general
interest.
Olive oil is "suppose" to be one of most healthiest
oils.
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Norwegian Food Administration banned Olive Oil Today
09.August, 2001
Norwegian Food Administration (SNT) baneed import, sale
and use of "Olive Oil" in all food products.
Norwegian Food Administration (SNT) warned consumers
against Olive Oil imported from Spain earlier this summer. Today, they
banned all oils sold
under name "Olive Oil" or "Mild Olive Oil". These are
the most common
used and sold "Olive Oil" in Norway.
It has been used in Food Industry for many years.
Olive Oil has been marketed in Norway as
"Heart-friendly" fat.
Norway also produces "Olivero Margarin" (hydrogenated
Olive Oil) which have been marketed as "Heart-friendly" margarin.
You have to be very stupid to belive that "Hydrogenated
Olive Oil" is
better then Butter or any other Margarin produced from
Hydrogenated Oils.
This ban does not cover oil brands called "Extra
Virgine Olive Oil",
"Virgine Olive Oil" or "Cold Pressed Olive Oil",
"Organic Virgine Olive
Oil" or any other combination of words "Organic"
,"Virgin", "Olive Oil",
"Extra Virgine".
Most oils imported to Norway under name "Olive Oil" or
"Mild Olive Oil" have been produced from leftovers, and production
proces involves heating
oils to high temeperatures.
Scientist ponts that cancer causing chemicals are
produced while oils are
heated.
Cancer causing chemicals have been discovered in all
brands of Oilve Oil
that have been produced from leftovers.
Concentration of Cancer Causing chemicals in some oils
have been found to be 50 to 100 times higher then what is allowed for
food.
Norway is the first country to ban use of "Olive Oil".
Norway have also disclosed its analyses and findings to
European Union (EU).
It is expected that EU folows Norwegian Example. ( ?
Well, it will take
some time...maybe even very long time, considering how
ling it took to ban import of meat from UK ...)
The amont of Cancer Causing chemicals is not high
enough to cause acute poisoning, scientists report, but repeated use is
suppose to be dangerous
for health.
From now on, Norwegian Food Administration (SNT) will
be closely watching and checking import of all brands of "Olive Oil".
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"Extra Virgine Olive Oil" is "Suppose" to be
"expeller-pressed" ,
"Non-Heated", and without any other additives.
It is suppose to be from first pressing.
"Virgine Olive Oil" is "Suppose" to be
"expeller-pressed" , "Non-Heated", and without any other additives,
from second pressing.
I said "Suppose" because those oils are more
expensive then "Olive Oil" and there will always be producers and
distributors who will try to cheat.
"Olive Oil" is produced in more complicated process
that involves higher
heat, and partial refining.
Agnes
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Cheers ,
Joao Paulo - Salvador,BA,Brazil
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