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A Charlottetown olive oil shop owner says he is happy the federal government will soon be testing to monitor the quality of olive oil coming into Canada A bad olive harvest in Europe could trigger and increase in olive oil fraud, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning. The agency said last week it plans to send out inspectors in a 12-month national investigation starting in April, to sample oils and crack down. Olive oil fraud, adulteration, has been a part of this business since 1,000 years before Christ.— Bill McArthurFraud 'getting more sophisticated'Bill McArthur and his wife own Liquid Gold Olive Oils and Vinegars Charlottetown, said they welcome the testing. Bill McArthur, the co-owner of Liquid Gold Olive Oils and Vinegars in Charlottetown, says some other oils are cheaper to produce and harvest. |
