Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote in message
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> Take that, Wally Mart!
>
> http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...,3111310.story
>
> I'm sort of surprised that Bristol Farms is included in the
> accusations of dilution of olive oil. BF has always been my go-to
> market for high quality stuff.

I'm not surprised that several suppliers of EVOO have been adulterating the
their products to known discount chains (Kmart, Walmart) and passing it off
as a quality product. I wasn't surprised to also see Bristol Farms included
in the claim given my experiences with their products. I'm sure those
companies know the demographics and knew they wouldn't know the difference
between quality EVOO and the adulterated product.

Until some strict legislation is passed and the costs of getting caught
outweight the profits to be made, this will become more common.

ObTopic: I currently have EVOOs from Spain, Greece, Italy and California.
Each lends a different taste to the dishes I make. The Spanish EVOO is so
fragrant that we only use it for dipping.

The Ranger