| Abstract: |
Many natural additives used in food are scarce or use traditional harvesting and preparation methods that involve time consuming processes. They might come from a specific area and be differentiated by name. Invariably, there is a premium to pay for the very best natural additives. Many organisations using legal means to help protect designated foodstuffs. In Europe, protected food names will display one of the designations — PGI, PDO and TSG — and only food produced in the specified area by a specific method can carry the designated name — as stated by the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) description: covers agricultural products and foodstuffs which are produced, processed and prepared in a given geographical area using recognised know-how. |
