EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL PRODUCT OF ORGANIC FARMING P L U S P.D.O. LYGOURIO ASKLIPIOU Melas-Asklepieion Olive Oil Industry specializes in producing, packaging and marketing olive oil and particularly in producing the Extra Virgin Olive Oil product of organic farming (regulation 2092/91 of the EEC) and P l u s protected designation of origin "LYGOURIO ASKLIPIOU" (regulation 2081/92 of the EEC). In this region, the cultivation of the olive tree is a thousand-year-old tradition, inseparably bound with the TEMPLE of ASKLEPIEIOS EPIDAURUS. The total cultivated area, 79.000 acres long, contains 1.050.000 olive trees with an annual oil production of about 3.000 tn per year.1.150 acres of these, containing 25.000 olive trees, are organically cultivated with an annual production which in the 2007-2008 season is estimated to be 150 tn. The soil - weather conditions are ideal. The soil is of sandy-clay-loam-SCL type and contains great quantities of whole calcium. The extra virgin olive oil "Product of Organic Farming"and plus P.D.O. Lygourio Asklipiou is produced by the much celebrated "manaki" variety using "first cold pressed" techniques, under strictly controlled conditions according to the EEC regulations and is stored in stainless tanks. All these ensure a product of stabile quality, with exceptional taste and flavor, preserving all the valuable ingredients of the olive fruit. The product is packed in 500 ml glass bottles of the MARASKA or DORICA type in brown-green (UVAG) color, with controlled flow caps, safety rings and strips mentioning the product's code, making it unique per production year. The bottles also carry two self-adhesive labels, containing all the necessary information that defines the product. Our labels are printed in English, French and German, depending on our consumers' preferences. The product is certified by "BIO HELLAS s.a" . (Organic product certification institute.) CODE No: 360065 During its transfer it is always accompanied by a Control Certificate of the certification organization. The final product is packaged in cartons which are then placed on to wooden crates (pallets).

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