Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
A special certificate granted to Foodstuffs and agricultural products which originate in a specific place, region or, in exceptional cases, a country, the production steps of which all take place in the defined geographical area. The product names are protected under this particular designation must be produced, processed and prepared within a particular geographical environment. Their quality or characteristics are essentially or exclusively due to a particular geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors.
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