A number of European cheeses have been granted Protected Geographical Status under
European Union
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and UK law through the
Protected Designation of Origin (PDO),
Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) or
Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) regimes. The legislation is designed to protect regional foods and came into force in 1992 and applies in the EU and in Northern Ireland. The EU designations are open for EU and non-EU products. Following
Brexit therefore, UK cheeses remained in the register. Any cheese with a protected geographical cheese in the EU in 2020, is automatically protected in the UK as well.
The
DOOR database includes product names registered cheese names for which registration has been applied.
Registered cheeses by country are as follows:
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
See also
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List of French Protected Designations of Origin cheeses
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List of Greek Protected Designations of Origin cheeses
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List of Italian PDO cheeses
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List of Portuguese cheeses with protected status
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List of cheeses
References
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