THREE MORE FOOD PRODUCTS TO BE PROTECTED BY EU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION LAWS
March 1st, 2009
BY ALAN OSBORN
The European Commission has added three new items to its lists of quality food products with protected designation of origin (PDO) and protected geographical indication (PGI) rights, namely Hungarian salami - "Budapesti téliszalámi," Polish cheese - "Wielkopolsky ser sma?ony" and Polish biscuits - "Andruty kaliskie." The three products will be added to a list of about 800 foods already protected by the EU against misuse and imitation. To qualify for the tags, which are considered an important sales asset, the ...
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