Spain: Garzón highlights the quality of olive oil and will defend it so that it appears on its labeling before the EU

Published 2022년 5월 30일

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Alberto Garzón, the Minister of Consumer Affairs and federal coordinator of Izquierda Unida, has emphasized the importance of olive oil in the Mediterranean diet and pledged to advocate for its inclusion on the European Commission's labeling. This decision comes in response to a request from the Andalusian Minister of Health, Jesús Aguirre, who suggested the highest rating (A) for extra virgin and virgin olive oil, and the B classification for olive oil, to be placed above rapeseed and walnut oils. Garzón has defended olive oil as a vital component of the Mediterranean diet, which he believes is under threat, and has promised to defend its accreditation in labels at the European Commission level.

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The Minister of Consumer Affairs and federal coordinator of Izquierda Unida, Alberto Garzón, has highlighted the quality of olive oil as an essential ingredient of the Mediterranean diet and has assured that he will defend it before the European Commission so that it appears on its labeling. Garzón has done these considerations to questions from journalists during an act in Granada and after the Andalusian Minister of Health, Jesús Aguirre, has sent him a letter in which he demands that the central government demand from the EU the highest rating (A) for the extra virgin and virgin oil. Aguirre has also requested that the European labeling contemplate the B classification for olive oil, above rapeseed and walnut oils, which are in the C."We believe that olive oil is an essential element in the Mediterranean diet that we promote from the ministry", pointed out Garzón, who has said that it is a product that takes care of people's health and helps improve that of the planet. The ...

Source: Agrodiario