NEW AGRICULTURAL DESIGNATIONS.(Brief article)

Europe Agri, February, 2008

The European Commission added six designations of agricultural and food products to the list of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI). The new additions are the Italian products Pane di Matera' (bread, PGI) and Tinca Gobba Dorata del Pianalto di Poirino' (fish, PDO) and four vegetables from Reichenau Island in Germany: Salate von der Insel Reichenau', Gurken von der Insel Reichenau', Feldsalat von der Insel Reichenau' and Tomaten von der Insel Reichenau' (all four PGI).

The six designations are added to a list of about 800 protected products. Further information is available at ec.europa.eu/agriculture/foodqual/quali1_en.htm