A number of European cheeses have been granted Protected Geographical Status under European Union 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.[1] Registered cheeses by country are as follows:
Austria
Designation | Type | Registration year |
Gailtaler Almkäse | PDO | 1997 |
Tiroler Almkäse; Tiroler Alpkäse | PDO | 1997 |
Tiroler Bergkäse | PDO | 1997 |
Tiroler Graukäse | PDO | 1996 |
Vorarlberger Alpkäse | PDO | 1997 |
Vorarlberger Bergkäse | PDO | 1997 |
Belgium
Bulgaria
Designation | Type | Registration year |
Българско бяло саламурено сирене / Bulgarsko byalo salamureno sirene | PDO | 2023 |
Czech Republic
Designation | Type | Registration year |
Jihočeská Niva | PGI | 2010 |
Jihočeská Zlatá Niva | PGI | 2010 |
Olomoucké tvarůžky | PGI | 2010 |
Denmark
France
Germany
Designation | Type | Registration year |
Allgäuer Bergkäse | PDO | 1997 |
Allgäuer Emmentaler | PDO | 1997 |
Altenburger Ziegenkäse | PDO | 1997 |
Hessischer Handkäse / Hessischer Handkäs | PGI | 2010 |
Holsteiner Tilsiter | PGI | 2013 |
Nieheimer Käse | PGI | 2010 |
Odenwälder Frühstückskäse | PDO | 1997 |
Greece
Designation | Latin | Type | Registration year |
Ανεβατό | Anevato | PDO | 1996 |
Μπάτζος | Batzos | PDO | 1996 |
Φέτα | Feta | PDO | 2002 |
Φορμαέλλα Αράχωβας Παρνασσού | Formaella Arachova Parnassos | PDO | 1996 |
Γαλοτύρι | Galotyri | PDO | 1996 |
Γραβιέρα Αγράφων | Graviera Agrafon | PDO | 1996 |
Γραβιέρα Κρήτης | Graviera Kritis | PDO | 1996 |
Γραβιέρα Νάξου | Graviera Naxou | PDO | 1996 |
Καλαθάκι Λήμνου | Kalathaki Limnou | PDO | 1996 |
Κασέρι | Kasseri | PDO | 1996 |
Κατίκι Δομοκού | Katiki Domokou | PDO | 1996 |
Κεφαλογραβιέρα | Kefalograviera | PDO | 1996 |
Κοπανιστή | Kopanisti mykonou | PDO | 1996 |
Λαδοτύρι Μυτιλήνης | Ladotyri Mytilinis | PDO | 1996 |
Μανούρι | Manouri | PDO | 1996 |
Μετσοβόνε | Metsovone | PDO | 1996 |
Πηχτόγαλο Χανίων | Pichtogalo Chanion | PDO | 1996 |
Σαν Μιχάλη | San Michali | PDO | 1996 |
Σφέλα | Sfela | PDO | 1996 |
Ξύγαλο Σητείας / Ξίγαλο Σητείας | Xygalo Sitεias | PDO | 2011 |
Ξυνομυζήθρα Κρήτης | Xynomizithra | PDO | 1996 |
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania
Designation | Type | Registration year |
Lietuviškas varškės sūris | PGI | 2013 |
Liliputas | PGI | 2015 |
Džiugas | PGI | 2019 |
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Designation | Type | Registration year |
Homolje cheese (homoljski sir) | PGI | |
Krivi Vir caciocavallo (krivovirski kačkavalj) | PGI | |
Svrljig caciocavallo (svrljiški kačkavalj) | PGI | |
Slovakia
Slovenia
Designation | Type | Registration year |
Bovški sir | PDO | 2012 |
Mohant | PDO | 2013 |
Nanoški sir | PDO | 2011 |
Tolminc | PDO | 2012 |
Spain
Sweden
Designation | Type | Registration year |
Svecia | PGI | 1997 |
United Kingdom
See also
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Certification systems | - Austria (DAC)
- Canada (VQA)
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
- European Union (PDO, PGI, TSG, QWpsr, TW)
- France (AOC, VDQS)
- Georgia
- Germany (QBA)
- Italy (DOC, IGT, PAT, De.CO)
- India
- Indonesia
- Mexico
- Portugal
- Romania
- Singapore
- South Africa (WO)
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Tunisia (AOC, IP)
- United Kingdom (PDO, PGI, TSG)
- United States (AVA)
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