Why authenticity certification?

Have you ever noticed that most olive oil labels make the same claims: Award-winning, organic, ultra premium, superior quality, first cold-pressed, cold-extracted, produced in a famous olive-growing region, etc.?

You've seen the videos, and have read the articles.

Every brand claims their olive oil is authentic and premium quality, yet food scientists continue to prove that olive oil mislabeling and adulteration is far more rampant and widespread than ever before.


So which brands can be trusted?

Unfortunately, even questionable olive oil brands have gorgeous packaging, charge a premium price, use blockchain traceability, and boast of winning various awards.

In fact, buying ‘organic’ extra virgin olive oil is still no guarantee of authenticity, as organic programs were never designed to detect intentional mislabeling or adulteration.

Not all Seals are created equal.

Just because a bottle has familiar ‘quality’ seals, official looking lot-code numbers, or is self-guaranteed by the brand itself, it actually doesn’t guarantee you anything. Most seals and certifications were issued at the time of manufacture, and may not even represent the product contained in each bottle.

The fact is, there is very little oversight, if any, and therefore many supermarket olive oils may contain less ‘superior quality’ extra virgin olive oil than the labels might lead you to believe.


Unless the olive oil has been tested by Olive Oil Certifiers, it may never get tested by anyone else at the store level to ensure the bottle contains what the label claims it does.

For far too long the olive oil industry has been dominated by low-quality substitutes—making it nearly impossible for trustworthy, legitimate producers to build honest olive oil businesses that support hard-working families, farmers and local villages.

How can you be sure you’re buying 100% authentic olive oil?

Simply look for the OOCERT Seal of Authenticity™

At Olive Oil Certifiers, we hold trustworthy brands from around the world to a higher standard by randomly testing olive oils on an ongoing basis, ensuring that when the Seal is present, you're buying exactly what the label claims—giving you and your family the health benefits and nutrients only found in 100% authentic extra virgin olive oil.

Science. Sensory Data. Technology.

The proprietary technology solutions we've developed augment scientific laboratory testing and sensory data to definitively identify authentic olive oil in accordance with IOC chemical and sensory standards— empowering the world's honest olive oil producers and marketers to eliminate doubt and instantly prove olive oil authenticity.

Our Mission

Our mission is to enable consumers around the world to easily identify authentic olive oil, and to strengthen the market position of the world's honest olive oil producers and brands through unbiased authenticity certification.

Why Certify Olive Oil?

Integrity in the food industry has become a critical issue across all segments of the global supply chain. Consumers rely on trusted brands to ensure the authenticity of the olive oils they sell.

Certification… Made Easy

Olive Oil Certifiers makes your job of proving product authenticity easy. With a streamlined certification process and a dedicated team to support you every step of the way, we’ve made a complex process fast and simple.