Another eight traditionally made European food products have been added to the EU protected geographical indication lists.
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The list prevents foodstuffs being copied by food manufacturers based outside the regions where they are traditionally manufactured.
Three of these newly protected products are from Portugal: a special rice – ‘Arroz Carolino das Lezírias Ribatejanas’; a smoked sausage ‘Alheira de Vinhais’; and a ham ‘Presunto de Vinhais’, also known as ‘Presunto Bísaro de Vinhais’.
Two are from Spain: a cheese ‘Gamoneu’ (or ‘Gamonedo’) and a specialist garlic ‘Ajo Morado de Las Pedroñeras’.
A French Alpine garlic‘Ail de la Drôme’ has been added, along with a Czech onion variety ‘Všestarská cibule’, and a Slovakian cheese: ‘Slovenská bryndza’.
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By GlobalDataThese products join a growing cadre of such protected products, now numbering more than 800.
