What is does Seal Certified by the COOC mean?
A Seal-Certified olive oil offers the highest standard of quality to American consumers with positive taste elements and no taste defects, as determined during a blind tasting and less than .5% free oleic acid. Seal-Certified olive oil also comes from olives that are mechanically extracted without chemicals or excessive heat. Any oil that does not bear the seal has no guarantee that it has been tested to meet any standards at all as there is currently no mandatory testing for quality of olive oil sold in the United States.
