Agriculture wants to expand sectoral analyzes for classification of olive oil in Brazil

Published 2023년 6월 5일

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The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has convened a meeting with stakeholders to promote the formation of new sensory panels aimed at classifying the quality of olive oil in Brazil. This initiative aims to enhance the quality of olive oil[/INST] available in the country, as Brazil is the world's second-largest importer of olive oil. The Federal Laboratory for Agricultural Defense in Rio Grande do Sul (LFDA-RS) currently has the only internationally recognized sensory analysis panel for olive oil. The meeting also outlined initial discussions for the development of a sensory method for analyzing roasted coffee, following new classification standards implemented in Brazil as of January 1, 2023.

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São Paulo, 06/05/2023 - The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock held a technical meeting with representatives of institutions and associations at the Federal Laboratory for Agricultural Defense in Rio Grande do Sul (LFDA-RS) to encourage the creation of new sensory panels aimed at classification of the types of olive oil offered in the country. "The meeting sought to encourage other institutions to adopt the methodology that will contribute to the improvement of commercialized olive oil, since Brazil is the second largest importer of olive oil in the world", said the folder in a note. Sensory analysis is provided for in Normative Instruction No. 01/2012 and is the only method to determine whether an olive oil is in fact extra virgin or not. Currently, the LFDA-RS virgin olive oil sensory analysis panel has 20 trained evaluators and is the only one in Brazil recognized by the International Olive Council (COI) for carrying out the classification technique. The director of the ...

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