A study of the differences between trade standards inside and outside Europe

The definitions of olive oil categories are common or very similar for all the international regulatory bodies, and in many cases the text is even literally the same. However, the values of some parameters which chemically define the different categories do not have the same degree of agreement. The...

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Published inGrasas y aceites (Sevilla) Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 210 - e210
Main Authors García-González, D. L., Tena, N., Romero, I., Aparicio-Ruiz, R., Morales, M. T., Aparicio, R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 08.09.2017
Subjects
analytical methods
international trade standards
olive oil
validation
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Summary:The definitions of olive oil categories are common or very similar for all the international regulatory bodies, and in many cases the text is even literally the same. However, the values of some parameters which chemically define the different categories do not have the same degree of agreement. These disagreements mean a difficult task for importers and exporters who have to deal with these differences when they need to defend the quality and genuineness of their product. This work analyzes the differences found when scrutinizing the current trade standards and regulations from a critical viewpoint, with comments and useful tips for improving the current International Olive Council methods when possible, as well as alternatives from non targeted techniques. The values of precision associated with the International Olive Council methods are also examined and the need for re-validating methods to update the analytical quality parameters is discussed.
ISSN:0017-3495
1988-4214
DOI:10.3989/gya.0446171