I read a report (warning) of the olive oil in the newspaper yesterday. According to the authorities they have found carcinogenic substances (hydrocarbon) in the olive oil in Norway, Denmark and Germany. It was found even in the Extra Virgin Olive Oil, but in smaller quantities. The Danes stopped the selling altogether, but here in Sweden the public health committee recommends the people to avoid using the oliv oil.

I´m not usually that easily frightened, because you can read those cancer warnings every now and then, but this time it seeems to be more serious.

The info that has been supplied in Spain states that those elements are only in a dangerous concentration in some rare types of olive oil called 'Aceite de orujode oliva'.

Many of the things we eat, including smoked food, and barbacues have these components. It is the concentration what makes them a risk for health.

This story became popular in Spain a month ago and has widely been discussed.

If you were at Spain at the moment you'd better have been worried about the 'legionella' health problem.

Moreover, it seems that a single cigarette has 300 times more of these substances than a whole bottle of cheap orujo olive oil...

¡Viva el aceite de oliva!

That´s exactly what I wanted to hear!!!
Tia (since I don´t smoke I can add a few more drops of the exquisite aceite to my ensalada)

I read the same story about olive oil made from the skin of the olive can be harmful to ones health. Usually, as they said, these are only found in the cheaper olive oils, but I understand companies could potentially mix this kind in with the standard olive oils.

Mmmm... I haven't used anything BUT olive oil for fried eggs, salads, tortilla patatas, and pastas for about 7 years now. I don't even OWN vegetable oil!! YUM!! :p

Well MM, I have been eating olive oil for 23 years and you can believe me if I tell you I have a very good health.

Not only for salads, in my house everything is done with olive oil: pasta, rice, meat, fish, french fries, tortilla, ... Let's give a recipe: Toast a slice of french bread. Take a garlic and rub it on the bread. Peal a tomato and do the same. Then put some drops of olive oil (or fill the bread of it if you want) and taste it. Wonderful!

OH FERNANDO!! You're KILLING ME!!! This is how I often had breakfast while visiting my ladyfriend in Madrid (AND while she was visiting me here), except for the tomato. I love the barra of bread, toasted, garlic rubbed into it, and sprinkled with olive oil. Mmmmmm.. OH MAN!!!!

MM,

I don't think they mix it, it would be like if a reputated cheese maker mixed inferior quality cheese. It would lose its reputation.

There have been important oil originated health ptoblems, but never with olive oil.

But, in any case, if you buy one good make, you can rest sure you are safe. These problems always happen with the non-controlled tiny makes.

Ignacio

I'm just so evil...

You know what MM? I'm going to make one of those pan with tomato now

One more recipe: The same rebanada of bread, rubbed with tomato and sprinkled (that was the verb I was searching for) with olive oil. Then put a slice of ham (jamón serrano)...¡¡¡¡¡BUENÍSIMO!!!!!

Ok, I'm going to stop, someone is going to fall from his chair

Fernando

¡Ay qué rico! That pan is my favourite merienda (without jamón, though). Unfortunately the tomatoes don´t taste the same outside Spain.