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A Calgary shop owner is pleased federal officials are looking into concerns about fake olive oil. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning a bad olive harvest in Europe could trigger an increase in oil fraud here in Canada. So it's launching a 12-month national investigation in April to crack down, which will see inspectors test olive oil available on store shelves across the country. "We try to go to small grocery stores and big grocery stores, we're trying to be as representative as possible," said Aline Dimitri, the deputy chief food safety officer at the CFIA."What we're trying to make sure is that, if you're getting an olive oil because there's a health issue, or there's a preference, that you're not inadvertently getting something that may cause you an allergy."Aline Dimitri, the CFIA's deputy chief food safety officer, says olive oil producers could be tempted to cut their products with cheap oils because of a bad olive harvest. (Stephen Hoff/CBC)Calgary is one of the cities the CFIA plans to send its inspectors. |
