Fake Olive Oil?

Over the past 35 years the consumption of olive oil has increased more than 10-fold in the U.S. It has gone from 29 metric tons (MT) in 1980 to 327 MT in 2015. Oil became more widely used with the popularity of the Mediterranean diet and made the oil a $16 billion a year industry. It has also led to fraud and corruption.

Larry Olmsted, an investigative journalist and food critic reveals in his book, “Real Food/Fake Food,” a dark side of this normally healthy food. Tests reveal that anywhere for 60 to 90% of the olive oils …read more