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Feb 25, 2021 - Foods

Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruling on the protected geographical indication of Black Forest ham

Black Forest ham has been a protected geographical indication under EU law since 1997. According to a product specification, Black Forest ham must be seasoned, cured, dried, smoked, and matured in the Black Forest. The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has now ruled in a legal dispute that the final product does not necessarily have to be sliced and packaged in the Black Forest. This dismissed a complaint from the "Association for the Protection of Black Forest Ham Producers".

The full decision of the BGH can be accessed via the following link:

www.juris.bundesgerichtshof.de

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Source: Federal Court of Justice