OLIVE OIL LABELS CAN NOW BOAST 'HEALTHY'.(Living) From: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) | Date: November 3, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 The Cincinnati Post. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Staff and wire report

The labels on bottles of olive oil can now carry a health claim. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the petition for a health claim for olive oil submitted by the North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA). The industry submitted the petition so that the government could verify the heart-healthy benefits of this particular cooking oil.

Of course, some nutritionists in the past have pointed out that perhaps oli...