OLIVE OIL QUALITY AND EEC REGULATIONS

Olive oil regulations are very complex within the EEC. Year after year a lot of rules and analytical methods were introduced to guarantee pr oduct authenticity against frauds. In this year as well, the regulatio n (EEC) No. 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-resi due oil and on the relevant methods of analysis has been modified. Com ments are reported on this regulation. Besides this other national and international regulations on olive oil are taken into account.