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16.06.2017 - Foods
"Obazda" or "Obatzter" receives EU quality mark - In BAV Newsletter 03/2015
The Bavarian cheese specialty "Obazda" or "Obatzter" is awarded the EU quality label "protected geographical indication" (PGI) and must therefore come from Bavaria in the future.
The EU grants three quality labels in the area of geographical indications and traditional specialties:
- protected designation of origin - PDO: Production, processing, and preparation of a product in a specific geographical area according to a recognized and established procedure
- protected geographical indication - PGI: close connection of agricultural products and foodstuffs with the area of origin. At least one of the stages of production - namely production, processing, or preparation - takes place in the area of origin
- guaranteed traditional specialty - GTS: traditional composition of the product or traditional production and/or processing method