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Fake Olive Oil Companies Revealed Stop Buying These Brands Now [View all]

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If you weren't aware of it - 70%, yes - 70%- of olive oil sold in the U.S. is fake. Basically, it's the left-overs from quality olive oil sold in Europe and around the globe (Those stupid Americans will buy anything). Get a tanker full of oil, mix this with that type of oil (sunflower and such) and bottle it in a nice jar with maybe a olive pasted on the front - who'll know the difference.

AVOID THESE BRANDS:
•Pompeian
•Bertolli
•Colavita
•Star
•Sasso
•Antica Badia
•Primadonna
•Carapelli
•Mazola
•Felippo Berio
•Safeway
•Whole Foods
•Carapelli
•Coricelli
•Mezzetta

And these are good ones:

•Corto Olive
•Ottavio
•Omaggio
•Bariani Olive Oil
•Lucini
•Kirkland Organic
•Lucero
•Olea Estates
•McEvoy Ranch Organic
•Cobram Estate
•California Olive Ranch

Site gives a simple refrig test for olive oil and more info:

http://www.anonews.co/olive-oil-fake/

Personal Note: Bought and used Bertolli for years , if not decades. On a suggestion bought and used California Olive - God, what a difference. Life's too short, get the good stuff - you're worth it.

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Fake Olive Oil Companies Revealed Stop Buying These Brands Now [View all] packman Jan 2017 OP

Bragg Organic is not on the list flamingdem Jan 2017 #1

They're the real deal. tenorly Jan 2017 #123

thanks! flamingdem Jan 2017 #128

Buon Pranzo! tenorly Jan 2017 #144

Neither is MalWart's Daily Chef catmando Jan 2017 #133

I heard about this a few years ago. GreenEyedLefty Jan 2017 #2

I just checked some Cal. Oilve oil at an online store, the harvest date is over a year old. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #59

Oh, I'll make sure to check that next time I'm at the store. GreenEyedLefty Jan 2017 #122

Yes and I thought our goverment cleaned this up. I am rejoining Costco classykaren Jan 2017 #142

Shoot! That sucks! Squinch Jan 2017 #3

Kirkland is Costco Cha Jan 2017 #4

Costco has great stuff. They carry both the California Ranch and their own Dream Girl Jan 2017 #89

Love kirkland and Kerry Gold Butter ! The Best! eom LittleGirl Jan 2017 #140

Kirkland??? But I don't need a 50 gallon drum since I stopped hosting orgies NightWatcher Jan 2017 #5

You don't need virgin olive oil for an orgy Kolesar Jan 2017 #15

Bravo!! Kilgore Jan 2017 #21

nothing about organic...what's the deal? wordpix Jan 2017 #80

LOL DashOneBravo Jan 2017 #35

The best stuff Costco sells comes in 1L bottles not fooled Jan 2017 #72

Never stop hosting orgies IronLionZion Jan 2017 #109

What about Trader Joe's? BainsBane Jan 2017 #6

There's a good article here... C Moon Jan 2017 #66

Great. The Greek is the one I buy BainsBane Jan 2017 #71

Thanks for this info. democratisphere Jan 2017 #7

Thanx! marybourg Jan 2017 #8

Give it the refrig. test packman Jan 2017 #17

Not a reliable test, according to UC Davis: 7962 Jan 2017 #50

Not surprised...the "fridge test" is from (wait for it) The Dr. Oz Show Crash2Parties Jan 2017 #54

Bullshit jberryhill Jan 2017 #97

CA tried to get an official OrwellwasRight Jan 2017 #9

It passed. California Olive Oil Council: trof Jan 2017 #47

Reason #4581 that California is wonderful. More to come over the next 4 years... Crash2Parties Jan 2017 #53

That's not a national standard though. OrwellwasRight Jan 2017 #100

Here's a link: OrwellwasRight Jan 2017 #102

My friend is from Corning, California, which bills itself as the world olive capital. NBachers Jan 2017 #60

Similar things happen in Europe. OrwellwasRight Jan 2017 #101

What about Genco? underpants Jan 2017 #10

Give it the fridge test packman Jan 2017 #19

I was joking. Look at the logo - it was the basis of wealth and cover business for Vito Corleone underpants Jan 2017 #20

HA- Got me - good one packman Jan 2017 #26

Might be a little hard to do... Docreed2003 Jan 2017 #23

Nice Easter Egg from one of my fav movies! Docreed2003 Jan 2017 #25

It's a very fluid business underpants Jan 2017 #67

Genco: An Olive Oil You Can't Refuse Auggie Jan 2017 #85

Don Ciccio didn't like Genco Olive oil so much.... winstars Jan 2017 #98

Kick for my next shopping trip Cracklin Charlie Jan 2017 #11

while tests carried out on olive oil between 2008 and 2010 revealed that many store-vended oils did Kolesar Jan 2017 #12

Not the point - some olive oil diluted still being sold as "Olive Oil" packman Jan 2017 #18

There was no study to see if other oils were being substituted into the olive oil Kolesar Jan 2017 #24

Good to know. I have purchased many of those brands on the no-buy list smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #13

I only use Genco. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #14

Yes! underpants Jan 2017 #22

Bariani is good stuff. The cheap stuff tastes nothing like it. LeftyMom Jan 2017 #16

please dont post fake news. mopinko Jan 2017 #27

It has been verified that a lot of imported olive oil The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #33

that doesnt make this not fake news. mopinko Jan 2017 #37

Did you see some of the other stories They_Live Jan 2017 #36

Some corroboration for the story from a couple of years ago: bhikkhu Jan 2017 #84

This has been out there for a long time, definitely not fake Dream Girl Jan 2017 #90

FYI - The study this is based on is from 2010... ksoze Jan 2017 #28

Hey, didn't he play right field for the Cleveland Indians? Kolesar Jan 2017 #30

Note in the letter - Nowhere did he state the quality of his oil packman Jan 2017 #31

A book came out a few years ago - "Extra Virginity" The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #29

I've got a full bottle of Bertolli to use up. Thanks for the info. It will be the last. Vinca Jan 2017 #32

Before you give up any oil that you really like read Snopes on the matter Maru Kitteh Jan 2017 #48

Thanks - you don't know what to believe these days. Vinca Jan 2017 #57

The label extra virgin implies a quality standard not there so fake works for me George Eliot Jan 2017 #115

I Have to say that something familiar, like Pompeiann you can see it's not quality , but there are lunasun Jan 2017 #34

I thought Pompeian admitted to using a mix of different country of origin OLIVE oils years ago Freethinker65 Jan 2017 #43

The majority of good olive oil is produced in Greece, but purchased in bulk, then bottled Nitram Jan 2017 #38

Absolutely! potone Jan 2017 #130

Oh, man. Some pretty big names there. I buy CA EVOO and/or Avocado Oil. WinkyDink Jan 2017 #39

Whole Foods is listed as failed but... C_U_L8R Jan 2017 #40

It is SNOPES that is being "fake." The articles all make clear it is the label "Extra Virgin" that WinkyDink Jan 2017 #41

The article in the OP is as fake as it gets IronLionZion Jan 2017 #70

The first sentence of the linked article claims it's about not being olive oil at all muriel_volestrangler Jan 2017 #114

I always used Pompeian to oil my oboe. DemoTex Jan 2017 #42

Great euphemism! pinboy3niner Jan 2017 #44

UC Davis sells olive oil Brother Buzz Jan 2017 #45

Thank you! / nt Sunny05 Jan 2017 #46

Good info. Thanks! Bought Bertolli for years as well. paleotn Jan 2017 #49

No. johnp3907 Jan 2017 #51

I didn't know how delicious olive oil really is until I tasted the real stuff mainer Jan 2017 #52

There's a lot of variation in "the real stuff." Igel Jan 2017 #61

This has been circulating for a while matt819 Jan 2017 #55

Discussed 'good' brands here recently, for info: elleng Jan 2017 #56

I buy California Olive Ranch locally, but this olive oil is amazing (and pricey, but amazing): phylny Jan 2017 #58

Based on an NPR article, I switched to california olive oil 2 years ago bhikkhu Jan 2017 #62

And don't keep it in a clear glass bottle marybourg Jan 2017 #73

I buy Lebanese olive oil from my local Arab grocery. brooklynite Jan 2017 #63

Fake news from a fake news site. Dr Hobbitstein Jan 2017 #64

Not fake at all. There is a difference between oils. mainer Jan 2017 #69

Fake news is fake. Dr Hobbitstein Jan 2017 #118

You should read the article packman Jan 2017 #76

Repeating fake news doesn't make it less fake IronLionZion Jan 2017 #108

I did read the article. Dr Hobbitstein Jan 2017 #117

It may be a click-bait site, but the article itself seems adequately backed up bhikkhu Jan 2017 #87

The article is mis-resporting (purposefully) Dr Hobbitstein Jan 2017 #116

when I heard about this I switched to the Paul Newman brand. demigoddess Jan 2017 #65

Anonews is among the fakest news sources out there IronLionZion Jan 2017 #68

Someone perhaps should have read the article packman Jan 2017 #74

I bet you're living the organic dream IronLionZion Jan 2017 #105

the study handmade34 Jan 2017 #112

OP is very different from that study IronLionZion Jan 2017 #113

read the N Yorker article that's linked - news is not fake wordpix Jan 2017 #86

That 2007 New Yorker article is far removed from the OP IronLionZion Jan 2017 #106

You beat me to it. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #141

Garbage. Scurrilous Jan 2017 #75

Hey, even a broken clock is accurate twice a day - also--- packman Jan 2017 #91

Anonews is garbage and shouldn't be linked to. n/t Scurrilous Jan 2017 #93

Yes IronLionZion Jan 2017 #107

You right deaniac21 Jan 2017 #119

Another article saying much of the same thing mainer Jan 2017 #77

My favorites are both from Spain Ligyron Jan 2017 #78

Great information, thank you for sharing! Unrepentant Fenian Jan 2017 #79

And maybe one of the most comprehensive olive oil info sites: mainer Jan 2017 #81

Yaaaaay for costco. Kirkland brand is always quality. AgadorSparticus Jan 2017 #82

According to the article . . . Metro135 Jan 2017 #83

Calivirgin olive oil mindfulNJ Jan 2017 #88

My everyday olive oil is California Olive Ranch (USA), NCjack Jan 2017 #92

I use Kirkland for day-to-day cooking and sauteeing Retrograde Jan 2017 #110

Mostly false ... GeorgeGist Jan 2017 #94

I just had a teaspoon of Colavita extra-virgin ... HeartachesNhangovers Jan 2017 #95

This is a steaming pile of "Dr. Oz" bullshit jberryhill Jan 2017 #96

Olive oil fakery is as old as the olive oil business Warpy Jan 2017 #99

They are not fake, Sissyk Jan 2017 #103

Not only that, definitions have changed over the years Warpy Jan 2017 #129

I used a LOT of Olive Oil (Italian heritage) HockeyMom Jan 2017 #104

Thanks for sharing this info! deminwi Jan 2017 #111

I use California Olive sheshe2 Jan 2017 #120

I live in Northern California Mr.Bill Jan 2017 #121

I kind of suspected as much bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #124

Georgia Olive Oil company??? TNNurse Jan 2017 #125

Thanks! I read labels and I got California Olive Ranch last time I bought olive oil. 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2017 #126

K&R myohmy2 Jan 2017 #127

Thanks. We use olive oil quite often. oasis Jan 2017 #131

Thanks. We need someone to do this for honey, as well. Loads of hfcs and pesticides involved there. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #132

I've always bought Bertolli because of their more authentic-looking bottles Bucky Jan 2017 #134

I wish I could find an article read about this. Separation Jan 2017 #135

Anyone know the Aldi store brand? forgotmylogin Jan 2017 #136

Snope said this report is false Auntie Bush Jan 2017 #137

First - Snopes is not 100% - Second packman Jan 2017 #139

Carapelli is so bad it's listed twice IronLionZion Jan 2017 #143

good to know! thanks! nt Javaman Jan 2017 #138

What about Stop and Shop brand...LOL TrekLuver Jan 2017 #145

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2018 #146

What do you mean? marble falls Jul 2018 #147

Maybe, !, ))) Yonnie3 Jul 2018 #148