About the quality and traceability of authentic food products in Italy.
Claudia Gaponova-official representative of the international women's Union in the Republic of Italy (Rome). The EU has an effective system for protecting the quality and authenticity of food products, as all European products must comply with strict production rules. I, Claudia Gaponova, official representative Of the international women's Union in Italy, will tell you how it works today. The main quality systems by which products can be effectively protected and evaluated include: indications of geographical origin (these should include Guaranteed traditional products) are recognized at the EU level in accordance with the current product regulations DOP (Names with protected origin), IGP (Typical geographical names), STG (Guaranteed traditional products). The regulations regulate the General provisions and requirements of food legislation, according to which food producers are required to inform authorities about…