What is EU protected status?

The EU uses three different protected status schemes, which provide differing characteristics and levels and types of protection. Protected Designation of Origin (PDO): this designation covers products that are “produced, processed and prepared” in a specific area, using a particular, usually traditional, method.

Whats the difference between PDO and PGI?

PDO (in Italian DOP) is awarded to products of excellence that express a close tie to its territory of origin. PGI (in Italian IGP) is awarded to agricultural products and foodstuffs closely linked to the geographical area. At least one of the stages of production, processing or preparation takes place in the area.

What does PDO and PGI mean?

Three European Union schemes of geographical indications and traditional specialities, known as protected designation of origin (PDO), protected geographical indication (PGI), and traditional specialities guaranteed (TSG), promote and protect names of quality agricultural products and foodstuffs.

Is Cheddar a protected term?

Cheddar cheese, for instance, originating in the English village of Cheddar, is produced in many countries, including the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Hence the “Cheddar” name is not protected, but the more specific name “West Country Farmhouse Cheddar” is.

Is champagne a PDO?

Champagne as a protected designation of origin. After a ruling of the Court of Justice of the EU French champagne farmers can raise their glasses with relief again.

Is Whisky a protected name?

As a registered “Geographical Indication” (GI) in many overseas markets including the EU, Scotch Whisky is protected from misuse, imitation, evocation and any other practice liable to mislead consumers.

What is PDO in food?

PDO – Protected Designation of Origin (food and wine) PGI – Protected Geographical Indication (food and wine) GI – Geographical Indication (spirit drinks and aromatised wines).

What is the meaning of PDO?

PDO is an acronym for PHP Data Objects. PDO is a lean, consistent way to access databases. This means developers can write portable code much easier. PDO is not an abstraction layer like PearDB. PDO is a more like a data access layer which uses a unified API (Application Programming Interface).

What does PDO cheese mean?

Protected designation of origin
Protected designation of origin (PDO) identifies products that are produced, processed and prepared in a specific geographical area, using the recognized know-how of local producers and ingredients from the region concerned. From: Innovations in Traditional Foods, 2019.

Why isn’t Cheddar a protected name?

The amount of foreign cheddar consumed is accentuated by a legal loophole that means even cheddar labelled “packaged in Britain” may not be a British product at all. In fact, it is likely to have been imported from southern Ireland but given a “British” credit if wrapped in Britain.

How is Champagne protected?

In 1891 the Treaty of Madrid established the rule that only wine produced in the Champagne appellation could bear the name. This was then reiterated in the Treaty of Versailles after World War I and the region then obtained official AOC recognition (appellation d’origine controlee) in 1936.

Is the name Champagne protected?

The Champagne Bureau, USA remains committed to promoting and protecting the Champagne name worldwide and is working with U.S. consumers, trade, and negotiators to ensure that the Champagne name is protected in the United States and that all mislabeling of U.S. sparkling wine is permanently banned in the United States.

When was protected status introduced in the EU?

The schemes were introduced in 1993, although they are now governed by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which was introduced in 2012, in part to overhaul and regulate the protected status system.

How are geographical indications protected in the EU?

Protected designations of origin (PDO) for agricultural products and foodstuffs, and wines Protected geographical indications (PGI) for agricultural products and foodstuffs and wines Geographical indications (GI) for spirit drinks and aromatised wines Find out more about EU quality schemes.

Are there any protected species in the EU?

The EU has shown limited progress in improving the conservation status of EU protected species and the pressures on species remain. It is therefore unlikely that the 2020 target will be met. For further information on the scoreboard methodology please see Box I.3 in the EEA Environmental indicator report 2018

Are there any countries outside the EU that are protected?

The names of various products (wine, food, aromatised wines and spirit drinks), produced in several countries outside the EU, such as Colombia or South Africa, have been protected.