PDO, PGI, TSG: What EU Food Labels Actually Guarantee (And What They Don't)
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You've seen the little red-and-yellow and blue-and-yellow seals on cheese, ham and olive oil. They look official — and they are. But most shoppers can't tell you the difference between a PDO and a PGI, and food marketers are very happy to keep it that way. Here is what each label legally guarantees, where the loopholes are, and how to use them to buy genuinely European food.