When picking a quality bottle of olive oil to dip your bread in -- or using olive oil to cook your favorite dishes -- visions of Italian olive groves and rolling countryside hills might come to mind.

Olive oil has been a staple of the Mediterranean diet and culture for millennia. Before it ever made it to the table, it was used for medicinal and religious practices, earning the moniker “liquid ...

In an effort to curb fraudsters, Italian authorities have recently nailed some suspects who were creating faulty olive oil to sell for profit. With search warrants, police searched 18 garages and ...

Last year's harvest fell to a 25-year low in Italy. Rome -- Italy's production of olive oil fell to a 25-year low of 185,000 tons last year -- a more than 57 percent drop in quantity from the ...

MILAN — One-third of Italians have reduced their consumption of extra virgin olive oil, a mainstay of the Mediterranean diet, due to skyrocketing prices, according to a survey released Friday. But ...

Officials in Europe, where a majority of the world’s olive oil is produced, charged 11 people with selling adulterated oil not suitable for consumption. By Eduardo Medina Law enforcement agencies in ...