Context
The European Union policy has presented, along the years, clear propositions to reinforce the quality of food products. In particular, there have been regulations related to commodities with Designation of Origin (DO) since 1992 (Directives 2081/92 and 2082/92). This is part of a broad EU policy that is concerned with quality instead of quantity produced as it is expressed in the Agenda 2000. These DO regulations are of great significance to preserve quality food products coming from specific rural areas and to protect consumers against imitations and false information. The primary aim of this innovative project is to match consumers’ buying behaviour and perception of typical food products with the most relevant objective attributes that define typicality of those products. It will also develop suitable analytical methods to enable skilled producers of such products to characterise and guarantee taste qualities and assure the traceability of these attributes in the EU. The typical products selected for the study are dry-cured hams and red wines, under DO and other labels across the EU. The typical products selected for the study are dry-cured hams and red wines, under DO and other labels across the EU
CRAW off coordinator
Prof. Georges Giraud ENITAC-Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs des Travaux Agricoles de Clermont-Ferrand, Food Quality and Economics Dept F- 63370 LEMPDES Website: http://www.typic.orgFunding
- CE - DG Research - FP5
