Argh! Olive Oil, very frustrating!!!

[Guest guest]

So I was at whole foods the other day and wanted to get some Olive Oil

to make mayo. I looked at them for a few minutes and decided on " Napa

Valley Naturals E.V. Rich & Robust " because it was on sale and looked

decent.

I could have sworn it was organic, but I find out that it actually

isn't after opening the bottle. Then I taste it, and it tastes pretty

good with some homemade sourdough bread.

Then I decide to look up the company because I learned it wasn't

organic. " At Napa Valley Naturals, each year we press our Rich and

Robust Olive Oil from olives grown pesticide and fertilizer free on

select orchards in some of the finest growing regions available. "

Ok, then I search google and find this

http://www.oliveoilsource.com/scripts/dictionary.asp?p_do=item & p_id=112

" Despite being labeled " extra virgin " and being advertised as such,

the Napa Valley Naturals olive oils are not extra virgin. The COOC has

found that the oils consist either of inferior grade olive oil,

refined olive oil, or in some cases, imitation oil where the olive oil

has been mixed with canola or other seed oils. For example, chemical

testing of three bottles of Napa Valley Natural's " Organic Extra

Virgin " olive oil purchased from defendants revealed significant

amounts of refined seed oil (probably canola). "

Now I am just kicking myself in the butt. I don't have the receipt

either cause I only bought a few things and didn't think I would have

to return anything. I guess I will still try to return it without one.

What do you folks think?

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[Guest guest]

>

> So I was at whole foods the other day and wanted to get some Olive Oil

> to make mayo. I looked at them for a few minutes and decided on " Napa

> Valley Naturals E.V. Rich & Robust " because it was on sale and looked

> decent.

>

> I could have sworn it was organic, but I find out that it actually

> isn't after opening the bottle. Then I taste it, and it tastes pretty

> good with some homemade sourdough bread.

>

> Then I decide to look up the company because I learned it wasn't

> organic. " At Napa Valley Naturals, each year we press our Rich and

> Robust Olive Oil from olives grown pesticide and fertilizer free on

> select orchards in some of the finest growing regions available. "

>

> Ok, then I search google and find this

> http://www.oliveoilsource.com/scripts/dictionary.asp?p_do=item & p_id=112

> " Despite being labeled " extra virgin " and being advertised as such,

> the Napa Valley Naturals olive oils are not extra virgin. The COOC has

> found that the oils consist either of inferior grade olive oil,

> refined olive oil, or in some cases, imitation oil where the olive oil

> has been mixed with canola or other seed oils. For example, chemical

> testing of three bottles of Napa Valley Natural's " Organic Extra

> Virgin " olive oil purchased from defendants revealed significant

> amounts of refined seed oil (probably canola). "

>

> Now I am just kicking myself in the butt. I don't have the receipt

> either cause I only bought a few things and didn't think I would have

> to return anything. I guess I will still try to return it without one.

>

> What do you folks think?

>

> -

>

I also found this piece of info...

" While the Council's main mission is to create markets for legitimate

olive oil producers, it has now entered the legal arena to stop such

flagrant misrepresentations. Last year, the Council filed a lawsuit

against the Napa Valley Trading Company, claiming it was illegally

labeling its Napa Valley Naturals olive oils. Details of the case,

which was settled in April, cannot be fully disclosed. However, the

company, whose oils are sold at reputable markets such as Berkeley

Bowl, agreed to revise its label to reflect the source of their oil

(which is not the Napa Valley, but Tunisia and the Upper Sacramento

Valley). "

Do you think they would still try to market a fake extra virgin oil

after having a settlement in court? I don't know if I should keep

this oil or try returning it.

[Guest guest]

The best source of olive oil is olives.

Mike

SE Pennsylvania

[Guest guest]

Mike-

>The best source of olive oil is olives.

I like you and I consider you an extremely valuable member of the

list, so I hope you won't take this the wrong way, but unless you

mean that as a joke and I'm just humor-impaired at the moment, that's

unproductively doctrinaire.

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[Guest guest]

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>Do you think they would still try to market a fake extra virgin oil

>after having a settlement in court? I don't know if I should keep

>this oil or try returning it.

Do you really stand to lose much by trying to return it?

My personal favorite (though I don't use much olive oil at all) is

Bariani, though I guess that's not exactly helpful if you're out of

olive oil right now.

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[Guest guest]

linked to an article similar to this a while back (July 2004)

and got no response (I found it in onibasu). This guy likes Bariani,

too.

http://www.naturodoc.com/library/News/olive_oil_scandal.htm

Steph

[Guest guest]

>

> linked to an article similar to this a while back (July 2004)

> and got no response (I found it in onibasu). This guy likes Bariani,

> too.

>

> http://www.naturodoc.com/library/News/olive_oil_scandal.htm

>

> Steph

>

Here's the link to 's post:

http://onibasu.com/archives/nn/51870.html

[Guest guest]

Bariani is wonderful! It's very fruity flavored and smelling. I found

the best place to get it is straight from Bariani online, it's cheaper

and comes quickly.

Kayla

Idol wrote:

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>

> >Do you think they would still try to market a fake extra virgin oil

> >after having a settlement in court? I don't know if I should keep

> >this oil or try returning it.

>

> Do you really stand to lose much by trying to return it?

>

> My personal favorite (though I don't use much olive oil at all) is

> Bariani, though I guess that's not exactly helpful if you're out of

> olive oil right now.

>

>

>

> -

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>> The best source of olive oil is olives.

>

> I like you and I consider you an extremely valuable member of the

> list, so I hope you won't take this the wrong way, but unless you

> mean that as a joke and I'm just humor-impaired at the moment, that's

> unproductively doctrinaire.

I thought it was funny.

Ruth

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