Sediment in olive oil?
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I had some shopping delivered last night which included a 1 litre bottle of olive oil. When I unpacked it I noticed that the bottle had lots of small blobs of white furry stuff in, which looked similar to mould. I took the bottle back to a store today (not the same one as the delivery came from) and the customer services assistant also looked at it in disgust, said she had seen it once before but didn't know what it was. I went to the shelf to get a replacement, only to find that the entire stock of 1 litre bottles of olive oil were exactly the same. I came away with a 500ml bottle because they were all fine.
Now, bearing in mind that ALL of the one litre bottles in the store were the same, and it was also a different store to the one which my shopping was delivered from, does olive oil have "natural sediment" that looks like white furry blobs? I've always bought the same brand of olive oil in the same size bottle but never come across it before. And why should it affect 1 litre bottles and not 500ml? It looks disgusting, so if it is natural sediment or something then I'm going to stop buying it from this store until they can produce bottles that are perfectly clear, like the smaller ones because it really was quite offputting.
The CSA said that the bottle I returned would remain in store and would be inspected by head office who then might contact the manufacturer if they think it was contaminated. I have been told to expect a call from head office so I'm hoping they will be able to tell me whether it is normal or not, but in the meantime has anybody else got any thoughts?
Now, bearing in mind that ALL of the one litre bottles in the store were the same, and it was also a different store to the one which my shopping was delivered from, does olive oil have "natural sediment" that looks like white furry blobs? I've always bought the same brand of olive oil in the same size bottle but never come across it before. And why should it affect 1 litre bottles and not 500ml? It looks disgusting, so if it is natural sediment or something then I'm going to stop buying it from this store until they can produce bottles that are perfectly clear, like the smaller ones because it really was quite offputting.
The CSA said that the bottle I returned would remain in store and would be inspected by head office who then might contact the manufacturer if they think it was contaminated. I have been told to expect a call from head office so I'm hoping they will be able to tell me whether it is normal or not, but in the meantime has anybody else got any thoughts?
littlegreenfairy said:
It's fairly normal - they are blobs of fat.
I seem to remember it's something to do with the temperature at which the oil has been stored/transported.
Yep thats it, if the oild gets cold some of the fats in it condense as it warms up (cant remember the temperature - but lower than a summerd day)they get absorbed again - nothing to worry about..I seem to remember it's something to do with the temperature at which the oil has been stored/transported.
Simes
bluelightbabe said:
looked similar to mould
looked at it in disgust
It looks disgusting, so if it is natural sediment or something then I'm going to stop buying it from this store until they can produce bottles that are perfectly clear
would be inspected by head office
contact the manufacturer
contaminated
a call from head office
Sheesh, WW3 declared over a perfectly natural product. I'm having steak tonight and there's some funny white stuff on one edge; is it food poisoning?looked at it in disgust
It looks disgusting, so if it is natural sediment or something then I'm going to stop buying it from this store until they can produce bottles that are perfectly clear
would be inspected by head office
contact the manufacturer
contaminated
a call from head office
Edited by Simpo Two on Wednesday 28th April 20:39
Simpo Two said:
bluelightbabe said:
looked similar to mould
looked at it in disgust
It looks disgusting, so if it is natural sediment or something then I'm going to stop buying it from this store until they can produce bottles that are perfectly clear
would be inspected by head office
contact the manufacturer
contaminated
a call from head office
Sheesh, WW3 declared over a perfectly natural product. I'm having steak tonight and there's some funny white stuff on one edge; is it food poisoning?looked at it in disgust
It looks disgusting, so if it is natural sediment or something then I'm going to stop buying it from this store until they can produce bottles that are perfectly clear
would be inspected by head office
contact the manufacturer
contaminated
a call from head office
Edited by Simpo Two on Wednesday 28th April 20:39
Way worse than food poisoning..
IT'S FAT!! OMG YOU'RE GONNA DIE!!!!!
Simpo Two said:
bluelightbabe said:
looked similar to mould
looked at it in disgust
It looks disgusting, so if it is natural sediment or something then I'm going to stop buying it from this store until they can produce bottles that are perfectly clear
would be inspected by head office
contact the manufacturer
contaminated
a call from head office
Sheesh, WW3 declared over a perfectly natural product. I'm having steak tonight and there's some funny white stuff on one edge; is it food poisoning?looked at it in disgust
It looks disgusting, so if it is natural sediment or something then I'm going to stop buying it from this store until they can produce bottles that are perfectly clear
would be inspected by head office
contact the manufacturer
contaminated
a call from head office
Edited by Simpo Two on Wednesday 28th April 20:39
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