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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So what you're saying is that the free markets for olive oil has failed since consumers don't know a good product from bad and keep buying the cheap fake stuff. Clearly he FDA is not doing their job either since they are letting a deceptively labeled product be imported and stocked on the shelves. So what's the solution? Rogue olive oil tasters and an expose on 60 minutes? [/quote]

I think the FDA needs to make better rules about food labeling.  Another issue is that a ton of oil is grown in other (cheaper) places around Europe, then shipped to Italy for packing... and then "Real Italian Oil".  That's a separate issue from the not being Olive Oil, which is a huge health concern, as tons of people in the U.S. are doing their best to eat healthy by buying what they think is olive oil, when it's a totally different, separate oil with none of the health benefits.  Would you pour Crisco over your salad?  No?  Then you probably don't want to pay extra for olive oil only to have it be a different, fraudulent oil.  Food fraud is out of control in this country. [/quote]

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