Publications Available from the Association
Upon written request, by sending an e-mail to info@naooa.org, the Association can provide single copies of the following materials:
● Olive Oil Fact Sheet – explanation of the various types of olive oil - 1 page. (Free)
● Did You Know... – various facts about olive oil - 2 pages. (Free)
● Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions about Olive Oil - 4 pages. (Free)
● 6,000 Years of Pleasure: The History and Lore of Olive Oil - 1 page. (Free)
● Entertain with Olive Oil – recipes and general information – brochure. (Free)
● Olive Oil: A Friend of Your Health - recipes and general information – brochure. (Free)
● Olive Oil...A Recipe for Living - recipes and general information – brochure. (Free)
● Only Olive Oil – recipes and general information – brochure. (Free)
● Year-round Grilling with Olive Oil – recipes and general information – brochure. (Free)
● What to Spread on Bread Instead... – recipe booklet. (Free)
● Olive Oil 1-2-3 – recipe cards. (Free)
● The Salad Collection: Six Glorious Recipes from the California Salad Competition (1985) – recipe brochure. (Free)
● The Barcelona Declaration on the Mediterranean Diet – 1 page. (Free)
● Total imports of olive oil into the United States (in pounds, kilograms and gallons) compiled by year from 1982 to the present – 1 page. (Free)
● Olive Oil Buyer’s Guide – 1 page. (Free)
● Brief description of the structure and function of the International Olive Oil Council (IOOC) – 1 page. (Free)
● “How Olive Oil Is Produced” – a brief overview of olive oil production, excerpted from Olive Oil: A Guide for the Culinary Professional, published by the IOOC – 2 pages. (Free)
● “Olive Oil Production: From the Orchard to the Mill,” a more detailed explanation of the harvest-ing and pressing of olives and the processing and refining of olive oil, excerpted from the World Olive Encyclopedia by the IOOC – 13 pages. ($1.50)
● “The Common or Usual Name for Nonstandardized Foods – Mixtures of edible fat or oil and olive oil” from the Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR §102) – 1 page. (Free)
● Olive Oil and Health – 64-page booklet with detailed scientific information about the chemistry of olive oil and how it affects the human body; published by the IOOC. ($10.00)
● The Olive Tree. The Oil. The Olive. – 127-page book (softbound) containing information on the cultivation of olives, the production of olive oil, the benefits of olive oil to human health, as well as recipes utilizing olives and olive oil; published by the IOOC. ($10.00)
● International Trade Standard for Olive Oil (IOOC) – 16 pages. ($2.00)
● Brief Labeling Guide for Olive Oil: U.S. Regulations – 7 pages. ($5.00)
● Brief Labeling Guide for Olive Oil: Canadian Regulations – 4 pages. ($2.00)
● “Olive Oil: A Balanced World Market” – a report on the world olive oil market presented by Fausto Luchetti, Executive Director of the IOOC, at the NAOOA Mid-Year Meeting held on January 18, 2002 – 25 pages. ($2.00)
● Brief Overview of the Brazilian Olive Oil Market – 7 Pages. ($1.50)
● Directory of NAOOA members, listed in the annual publication of the Association of Food Industries, Inc., which also includes the directories of several other associations. ($45.00)
● “Pomace Oil - The Deception Game” – 1 page. (Available to food distributors)
● Bylaws of the Association. (Available to companies applying for membership)
● Minutes of meetings of the Association. (Available to companies applying for membership)
● Description of the NAOOA Quality Control Program – 1 page. (Available to companies applying for membership)
● Effect of Extraction Systems on the Quality of Virgin Olive Oil - a technical paper, excerpted from the November 1994 issue of the Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, on research done by the Istituto Sperimentale per la Elaiotecnica, Citta S. Angelo (PE), Italy – 6 pages. (Available to companies applying for membership)
Please note that a postage and handling charge will be assessed for requests of more than three free items. All of the above materials are subject to availability.