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The Italian Confederation of Farmers in Puglia (Cia Puglia) and Italia Olivicola have warned of the potential risk of fraud in the Italian olive oil market following the arrival of shipments of oil of Greek origin in Puglia. The situation has raised concerns in the olive oil sector, as these shipments could be fraudulently used to produce oil labelled as Italian. The president of Cia Puglia and Italia Olivicola, Gennaro Sicolo, has warned of the increase in fraud in the Italian olive oil market due to the wide price differential between Italian extra virgin olive oil and oil from Greece, Spain and Tunisia, which currently exceeds 2 euros/kg. Sicolo has pointed out that unfair practices could attempt to disguise the origin of the product and offer it as Italian, taking advantage of high prices on the local market. "The arrival of these shipments of Greek oil is alarming, especially if their destination is not bottlers for blending EU oils, but Italian oil mills, which could be ...

Olimerca.- The Italian Polygraphic Institute and the Italian Mint (IPZS) have launched a label developed explicitly for extra virgin olive oil with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) certifications. The label, with exclusive graphics and advanced security features, is designed to be placed on the bottle cap or can, according to Olive Oil Times. In addition, it is uniquely numbered and includes a QR code to access a platform with information about the product and the producer. The consortium for the protection of the PGI Olio di Roma was the first to adopt the label, followed by the DOP Olio Sabina, IGP Olio di Calabria and DOP Olio Terre di Siena consortia.

This year our country is only the fifth producer of olives with oil quoted at 9.17 euros per litre, the Greek one costs 7.15 and the Spanish one 6.8