Fake olive oil is not a rare exception. It is one of the high-risk categories in European food fraud.
Between 2018 and 2023, EU olive oil compliance checks found that around 32% of category/grade inspections were non-compliant. In other words, many oils labelled as “extra virgin” did not actually meet the standard for extra virgin olive oil.
In 2024, the EU carried out 3,083 category checks and found 965 cases of grade mismatch, giving a non-compliance rate of 31.30%.
Norway has seen the same problem. In 2024, Mattilsynet participated in Europol’s OPSON XIII operation and tested 19 olive oils labelled as extra virgin. 6 of them were not actually extra virgin, which is about 31.6%.
That is why I recommend choosing PDO-certified olive oil when possible. It is not a 100% guarantee, but it provides stronger origin protection, better traceability, and tighter production standards.
When the price is the same, the PDO-certified option is the more rational and relatively safer choice — as shown in the photo.
Why does holding one posture become uncomfortable?
For example, pain after sleeping, driving, or sitting for too long.
➡️ This usually indicates static imbalance.
Why do you feel uncomfortable after movement?
For example, pain becomes worse after walking, running, or training.
➡️ This usually indicates dynamic imbalance.
The same symptoms can have different root causes, and different causes require different treatments.
➡️ Therefore, a precise, step-by-step diagnostic process is the foundation of effective treatment.
High-cognition roles are extremely limited.
They are not built on intelligence alone, but on a combination of ability, network, resources, information channels, judgment, decision-making power, and accumulated trust.
In the past, one high-cognition role often required a group of high-cognition subordinates to support it.
They handled research, analysis, organization, execution, strategy documents, and data work. But with the rise of AI, the demand for this kind of “high-quality cognitive support labor” is being sharply reduced.
Previously, it was one high-cognition person leading a small team.
Now, it is one high-cognition person plus AI doing the work of an entire group.
As a result, many once-respectable mid-to-high-end support roles will disappear.
This will create more and more “high-cognition poor.”
Starship has an estimated LEO payload capacity of about 100–150 tons. If it reaches full reusability and the launch cost drops to around $10 million per flight, the cost would be approximately $67–100/kg.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn has an estimated LEO payload capacity of about 45 tons. With an estimated launch cost of around $70 million, the cost would be approximately $1,556/kg.
ULA’s Vulcan has an estimated LEO payload capacity of about 27.2 tons. With an estimated launch cost of around $110 million, the cost would be approximately $4,044/kg.
Russia’s Angara-A5 has an estimated LEO payload capacity of about 24 tons. If the launch cost is estimated at $57 million–$100 million, the cost would be approximately $2,330–$4,080/kg.
China’s Long March 5B has an actual LEO payload capacity of about 22 tons. With an estimated launch cost of $73 million–$100 million, the cost would be approximately $3,318–$4,545/kg.
The countries with the highest life expectancy are concentrated mainly in wealthy European nations, Mediterranean countries, and developed East Asian regions. What they have in common is their ability to systematically reduce the risk of premature death.
Time is the true currency of life.
Longevity means increasing the value of our scarcest asset.
Health determines the quality of that asset.
One important reason women tend to live longer than men is that women are usually more willing to invest time, energy, and money into health management.