The Great Olive Oil Scam -Episode 2631

Episode 2631 - Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss the great olive oil scam revealed by another podcast, other scams in the food industry, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2025/04/great-olive-oil-scam-episode-2631 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN YOU CAN WATCH ALL THE PODCAST EPISODES ON YOUTUBE - @FitnessConfidential Podcast The Great Olive Oil Scam At the time of this episode, Anna's Eat Happy Kitchen spices are on sale for a short time. Use code BOGO25. Vinnie gives an update on his "phone diet." (6:00) It's been so freeing and he doesn't miss it. He hasn't seen IG for a month. A podcast Anna told Vinnie to listen to Sept 16, 2024, Scamtown "Extra Virgin Hustle." (10:00) Food fraud happens more than you can imagine, and examples can be found in books such as these, which are available in Vinnie's Amazon Book Club: Extra Virginity: the Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil by Tom Meuller https://amzn.to/42zhAAp Real Food, Fake Food by Larry Olmstead https://amzn.to/3XZh6lw Anna and Vinnie discuss items such as fish fraud and shredded cheese. (12:45) UC Davis is no longer releasing a study analyzing olive oils. (17:00) The Scamtown episode discusses events that happened in 2017. (18:15) Non-olive "olive oils" were sold nationwide in chains like Costco and Walmart. They explain what "pomace" oil is. The manufacturers know how much they can cut olive oil with cheap oil without noticing it. (26:00) The amount is often *up to* 40%. Anna and Loren have been targets of a scam and are producing an episode discussing it; however, it will be discussed at a later time. (36:15) Advertisements can be disingenuous. They discuss marketing ploys by a specific "biohacker." More News If you are interested in the NSNG® VIP group, register here! https://vinnietortorich.com/vip/ Don't forget to check out Serena Scott Thomas on Days Of Our Lives on the Peacock channel. "Dirty Keto" is available on Amazon! You can purchase or rent it here.https://amzn.to/4d9agj1 Make sure you watch, rate, and review it! Eat Happy Italian, Anna's next cookbook is available! You can go to https://eathappyitalian.com You can order it from Vinnie's Book Club. https://amzn.to/3ucIXm Anna's recipes are in her cookbooks, website, and Substack–they will spice up your day! https://annavocino.substack.com/ There's a new NSNG® Foods promo code you can use! The promo code ONLY works on the NSNG® Foods website, NOT on Amazon. https://nsngfoods.com/ PURCHASE DIRTY KETO (2024) The documentary launched in August 2024! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie's fourth documentary in just over five years. Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. Additionally, the more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries