Autore
Rodriguez Fuentes, Vicente

Titolo
The protection of food quality in Spain
Periodico
Economia & diritto agroalimentare
Anno: 2008 - Volume: 13 - Fascicolo: 1 - Pagina iniziale: 133 - Pagina finale: 144

The foundation of the legal system of food quality protection in Spain lies in the protection of the quality of wine and its subsequent extension to other food products. Today, DOs (Denominaciones de Origen), IGs (Indicaciones Geográficas), traditional specialities, organic products and integrated agriculture are all regulated by European legislation. Additionally, the figure of the collective quality-brands has been extensively used as a means to indirectly promote the consumption of local products. Some notable cases in which the Courts have dealt with quality protection are: the Rioja/Delhaize case and the extent to which food packing must be controlled in order to protect a DO; the case of Manzanilla wine and protected DOs that make no reference to a geographical name; the case of Iberian pork meat and whether protection of food quality should be achieved by standards or by regulations. Finally the article discusses the question of health claims as an attribute of quality and the problems posed to some traditional Mediterranean products by the concept of nutrient profiles.



SICI: 1970-9498(2008)13:1<133:TPOFQI>2.0.ZU;2-Z
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