Brussels, 25/11/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 22 November, the European Commission approved requests for inclusion on the lists of protected designations of origin (PDOs) and protected geographical indications (PGIs) for new designations.
These are: - from France, “Prés-salés du Mont-Saint-Michel” (PDO), meat from lambs fed mainly on grassland regularly covered by the tide; “Pâté de Campagne Breton” (PGI) and “rigotte de Condrieu” (cheese, PDO); - from Slovenia, “Slovenski med” honey (PGI) and “Mohant” (cheese, PDO); - from the United Kingdom, cheese made from milk produced in the Orkney islands, “Orkney Scottish Island Cheddar” (PGI); - from Italy, “Puzzone di Moena /Spretz Tzaori” (cheese, PDO) and “Pecorino di Picinisco” (cheese, PDO); - from Ireland”, “Waterford Blaa” (bread roll, PGI); - from Spain, “Cebolla Fuentes de Ebro” (onion, PDO); - from Portugal, “Maça riscadinha de Palmela” (Apple, PDO) and “Sal de Tavira/Flor de sal de Tavira” (sea salt, PDO). These names will be added to the database of more than 1,200 products already protected by the legislation on the protection of geographical indications, designations of origin and traditional specialities. (LC/transl.fl)