Protected Designations of Origin

PDO (protected designation of origin) or PGI (protected geographical indication), supplemented by the reference to the categories of grapevine products as referred to in Annex Xlb of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. 

The term is still in use and it is mentioned in detail in the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) specifications, a typology which is largely known and appreciated all over the world." (...)... 

Bonnet, C., and Simioni, M., 2001, Assessing Consumer Response to Protected Designation of Origin Labelling A Mixed Multinomial Logit Approach, European Review of Agricultural Economics, 28(4) 433-449. 

Gonzalvez, A., Armenia, S., and de la Guardia, M. (2009) Trace-element composition and stable-isotope ratio for discrimination of foods with protected designation of origin. Trends Anal. Chem., 28, 1295-1311. 

In Spain there are many food products (wine, spirits, cheeses, virgin olive oils, cured ham, rice, dried pulses, peppers, asparagus, fruits, picked vegetables, fresh meat, cured sausages, honey, nougat, and cured meats) that are protected under a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) or a... 

Papotti G, BerteUi D, Graziosi R, SUvestri M, Bertacchini L, Durante C, et al. One- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy or the characterization of protected designation of origin Lambrusco wines of Modena. J Agric Food Chem 2013 61(8) 1741. ... 

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