Self Health Resource Center in CA has olive oil from Italy. Phone them up and talk to them about it. Leo
Acmeair wrote: > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 4:09 PM > To: i...@minervausa.com > Subject: olive oil / canola oil > > I was informed that there are no restrictions on olive oil for export out of > Italy, and that the oil can be diluted up to 60 % with canola oil. This > would cause me, and many others, health problems. Your label does indicate > oil from Greece, Italy, Tunisia, and Spain is used in your Montolivo brand. > Is there any canola oil in this brand? > > Thank you, > > xxxxxxxxx > > Dear xxxxxxxxxxx > > By Italian Law it is compulsory to use 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil when it > is declared Extra Virgin, so no canola is added in our oil. We have a > strict legislation on this issue. Your doubt comes from the fact that in > the USA it is not forbidden for product produced in the states to add what > they wish to the oil. It is always nice to here from our customers. Please > if I can be of further assistance do not hesitate to contact us. > > Kind regards, > Kimberly Spadora > Customer Service Manager > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <jon_nel...@3com.com> > To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 11:24 AM > Subject: CS>OT: Lorenzo's Oil/Olive oil > > > There has been some discussion of oils and olive oil. It is important > > to realize that there is no legal definiton of the term 'extra virgin > > olive oil" or "olive oil" in the United States, nor is there any strict > > regulation over the industry. I don't recall all the details, perhaps > > someone can fill them in or post a web site, but the bottom line is that > > the reason olive oil is so cheap in this country is because it is not > > olive oil. Harvesting and processing costs for making olive oil can be > > anywhere from $35 to $90 a gallon and this does not include the many other > > costs associated with growing the olives. Italian olive oil is not cheap > > to produce either. Oil for domestic consumption in Italy is strictly > > regulated, but oil for export is another story and much of it is not > > really from Italy and is not really olive oil. Olive oil from the > > US can be diluted up to 60% with canoloa oil and it is very difficult > > to detect. Don't assume when you are buying that $5.00 quart bottle > > of olive oil that it is olive oil you are getting. > > > > > > > > > The rapeseed extract in "Lorenzo's Oil" is erucic acid. Canola oil is > > > from rapeseed developed to be very low in erucic acid which is why the > > > more technical name for canola oil is "low erucic acid rapeseed oil." > > > However, I still think canola oil is evil. Olive oil, nut oils, and > > > butter are the lipids of choice in our household. > > > > > > -- > > > John A. Stanley j...@natel.net > > > > > > > > > -- > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > > silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com > > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > > >
