Spain: The Andalusian Government halts the proposal to create the Guijuelo Meat PGI for misleading consumers

Published 2024년 12월 16일

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The Guijuelo Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) has requested a new quality seal, IGP Carne de Guijuelo, for meats that do not need to be located in Salamanca, a move opposed by the Andalusian Government. The Andalusian government argues that this will mislead consumers about the product's true origin, as the meat would be raised, fattened, slaughtered, and cut hundreds of kilometers from Salamanca. The proposal aims to include other regions in Spain for the production of pigs, while the Andalusian government insists that the name Carne de Guijuelo should only be used for products with a specific quality or reputation due to their geographical origin, contradicting the proposal's goal to expand the area.
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According to El Confidencial, the Guijuelo PDO has requested a differentiated quality seal (IGP Carne de Guijuelo) for meats that do not need to be placed on Salamanca soil, as stated in the Specifications. For this reason, the Andalusian Government (with major interests in the Iberian sector) was quick to exercise its right to object, arguing that its approval "will mislead the consumer regarding the true origin of the product," according to a document to which Vozpópuli has had access. According to this information, the sausage industry in the Salamanca town of Guijuelo (and other neighbouring municipalities) wants to pass off as 'Carne de Guijuelo' raw material from pigs that in the vast majority of cases have been raised, fattened, slaughtered and cut up (complete production phase) hundreds of kilometres from the town of Salamanca. Both the Specifications and the Single Document of the future Guijuelo Meat PGI state that the protected pieces will be sold fresh (they do not ...

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