Download or read book Food Protected Designation of Origin written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 773 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) taken together with other geographical indicators, such as Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) and Traditional Specialty Guaranteed (TSG), offer the consumer additional guarantees on the quality and authentication of foods. They are important tools that protect the names of regional foods, such as wines, cheeses, hams, sausages and olives, so that only foods that genuinely originate in a particular region are allowed to be identified as such. The economic value of these regional foods, as well as the increased interest from consumers.