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Re:The Adulteration of Italian Olive Oil by rosser on Sunday January 26, 2014 @11:39PM (#7128846)
If your "average purchaser in the US" can't tell the difference, then it won't matter to them anyways, right?

So, "Fuck 'em if they don't know enough to know they're getting cheated?" Nice.

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Re:The Adulteration of Italian Olive Oil by aaron695 on Sunday January 26, 2014 @11:57PM (#7128893)
How are you getting cheated if it makes no difference?

Because you miss out on the chance to get angry?

As other have mentioned the inferior oils might not be as healthy, this might be a reason to care not just 'cause'.

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Re:The Adulteration of Italian Olive Oil by rosser on Monday January 27, 2014 @12:00AM (#7128901)
As I just amended my comment up-thread to say: allergies. Food allergies can kill you, and nut oils (nuts being a fairly common, and often severe allergen) are sometimes used used as an olive oil adulterant.

Adulterated olive oil isn't even labeled that it's adulterated, let alone what with.

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