'Aceite de Madrid' Receives Protected Designation of Origin Status
The extra virgin olive oil, produced primarily with Manzanilla, Castellana, and Cornicabra olives, becomes the country’s 32nd PDO.
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The extra virgin olive oil, produced primarily with Manzanilla, Castellana, and Cornicabra olives, becomes the country’s 32nd PDO.
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Designations of origin are important for the protection of products, guaranteeing origin and linking consumers to primary production. Not all nations have been as good in securing designations of origin. For example, Italy has designations of origin for parma ham and parmesan cheese, Greece for feta cheese and France for champagne and camembert cheese. Only producers in certain areas referred by designations of origin may label their packaging with the name.