Organic Olive Oil

Organic olive oil is the oil that comes from olives of organic farming. According to the principles of organic cultivation, there are specific rules and practices as far as compost, fight against diseases, arrangement of the trees in the olive grove and pruning are concerned. Use of chemicals or other mineral fertilizers, chemical sprays, pesticides, herbicides and insecticides is prohibited. Official organizations of control and standardization shall carry out checks at all stages of production, conservation and bottling, in order to assure and grant the certificate of biological origin to the olive producers. Each organic olive oil must be marked accordingly.