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Oils and Fats News August 2011

Oils & Fats News August 25, 2011 admin Leave a comment

AGM and the New Committee A convivial, yet somewhat formal annual dinner was held at the Northern Club. After generous servings of wine the AGM voted in the existing Chairman and committee for another year. We welcome Anny Dentener as a new committee member. Note our new website address: www.oilsfats.org The New Australian Standard for Olive Oil Publication Number : AS 5264-2011 Title: Olive Oils and Olive-Pomace Oils Publishing Date: 20th July 2011 The Australian Olive Association welcomed the standards, with President…

Oils and Fats News May 2011

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AGM 2011 This year’s AGM and dinner will be on June 7th at the Northern Club. The cost is $45.00 for a two course dinner with wine, and coffee. For attendance email eyresy@gmail.com Dietary and nutrition mis-reporting Over two-thirds of the dietary information printed in national UK newspapers does not have sound scientific backing, according to a new study that raises concerns that misinformation is leading to public misconceptions about food. Daily newspapers are an important source of information about nutrition and health for the general public,…

Oils and Fats News January/February 2011

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A new Standard for Australian olive oil This new standard has been drafted by Standards Australia and will also become a NZ standard. The draft is available for public comment Olive oil for curing ailments It is a bit late for the festive season but a recent study showed that taking a spoonful of EV olive oil before indulging, can alleviate the effects of the alcohol. Too late for last holidays but the following research may help those of us who are getting on in…

Oils and Fats News November 2010

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AGM outcomes As usual after the merry and bacchanalian annual get-together, the committee were re-elected for another year. The newsletter still gets published periodically but contributions and ideas are always welcome. Copies of the Handbook are now free to Academic institutions so long as they pay the packaging and postage. Olive oil and health Extra-virgin olive oil can protect the liver from oxidative stress. Researchers writing in BioMed Central’s open access journal Nutrition and Metabolism exposed rats to a moderately toxic herbicide known to deplete…

Oils and Fats News August 2010

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The group’s AGM and annual social dinner is being planned for Tuesday August 17th at a local Mt. Eden Restaurant (Cazador). This is not a typical bureaucratic meeting but is intended as a social mixer for anybody, their friends, and colleagues and partners who are vaguely interested in the oily stuff. There will be a notice sent out to members of the group. Contact eyresy@gmail.com Standard for Olive Oil Standards Australia is working on an overall Australian standard for all grades of olive oil. The…

Oils and Fats News May/June 2010

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AGM Due to unforeseen circumstances we are now deferring the AGM until early July. Stars of the oil world The latest copy of Inform (AOCS) magazine stars the research group form Plant and Food research and Massey University who have done such excellent work on avocado and olive oils. The authors of the review article entitled” What is unrefined extra virgin cold-pressed avocado oil” are Marie Wong, Cecilia Requejo-Jackman and Allan Woolf. The article title actually appears on the front cover and features on AOCS…

Oils and Fats News January 2010

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A happy and prosperous new year to everyone. The specialist group is not planning any events in New Zealand this year but people should be aware of a lipid meeting coming up in Cairns in July. The International Society for Plant Lipids (ISPL) is holding a meeting then and AAOCS will also run a concurrent programme. Further to the proposal to hold the AAOCS section meeting in Cairns, ISPL has now developed up a program of sessions that will be held on Monday 12 &…

Oils and Fats News November 2009

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World Congress on Oils and Fats & 28th ISF Congress The Congress attracted more than 500 registered delegates, 18 exhibitors, 18 sponsors and received over 90 poster presentations from domestic and international businesses and industries. Conexion exceeded sponsorship targets by 25% – producing a highly successful and educative Congress. The Congress The Congress opened with an address by Professor Mary O’Kane, NSW Chief Scientist and Scientific Engineer from the Department of Industry and Investment NSW followed by scientific sessions delivered by industry leaders in fats and oils.…

Oils and Fats News September 2009

Oils & Fats News September 24, 2009 admin Leave a comment

New Treasurer The group has a new treasurer following the resignation of Shane Lal. She is Dr. Sally Xiong, a postdoctoral research fellow at Auckland University. Sally’s research interests lie in natural products structure and biochemical efficacy in humans. Palm Oil Issues Both the Auckland Zoo and an Australian Zoo took steps in recent months to ban products with palm oil which included Cadbury’s chocolate containing vegetable fat (presumed to be palm oil). However on the 17th August 2009 it was reported that Cadbury had…

Oils and Fats News May/June 2009

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AGM An enjoyable, noisy and convivial evening was had by all at the Cazador Restaurant in Mt Eden for the AGM. After consuming copious amounts of selected wines (BYO) the assembly re-elected L. Eyres as chairman and R.A. Eyres as Hon Secretary. The position of Treasurer is vacant as Shane Lal has departed for Australia. The Chairman’s report was distributed pointing out that after the conference, paying for the large amount of stock of the handbook and after contributing towards Professor Ed Decker’s attendance at…

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