Denominação de Origem Protegida

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Denominação de Origem Protegida ( port. For: Protected Designation of Origin ), short- DOP is the Portuguese label for products with a protected designation of origin in accordance with the EC law .

It was introduced in 2011 as the highest quality seal above the country's existing seals and designations of origin.

Products

There are 67 products registered as protected DOP products with the EU (as of October 2015).

These include cheese, olive oils, fruit, vegetables, salt and honey. Portuguese wines , baked goods and other well-known specialties are not protected as DOP, but as DOC ( Denominação de Origem Controlada , German: Protected Geographical Indications / PGI).

See also

Commons : Eating and Drinking in Portugal  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry of the Denominação de Origem Protegida on www.lebensmittellexikon.de, accessed on October 12, 2013
  2. ↑ List of Portugal's DOP-protected products at the EU (German), accessed on November 6, 2015