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TYPICAL PRODUCTS AROUND GROSSETO

Only agri-food products that are given a European brand testifying their origin are considered “typical”. Each of them must follow specific regulations concerning their processing, origin of products used in processing, and any other intervention that brings to the end product. What characterizes typical products are: the history of the product, its origin, the quality of the product before processing and the techniques used.

The following are the 7 main certifications:

1. DOC: REGISTERED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN ( D.O.C. ) & ( D.O.C.G. ) Guaranteed

It is a national trademark attributed by decree to food coming from a limited area and produced by using and processing the locally-sourced products according to deeply rooted traditional methods. Apart from the product specification, the decree defines physical, chemical and organoleptic features. Moreover, it establishes the use of a graphic mark (trademark) granted to products complying with such definition. Legislative reference: DPR (Presidential Decree) 28 October 1982, published in the Gu. (Official Gazette) n. 68 (10/3/83). The DOC denomination was first created for wines and cheeses, but today it has been extended to salamis, cold meats, olive oil, fruit and vegetables.

2. PDO: PROTECTED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN ( D.O.P. )

This acronym identifies the product's denomination. The production and processing of the product must take place in a precise geographical area characterized by a certified expert's assessment. The production processmust comply with a list of regulations and features, connected essentially or exclusively to the geographical environment and to human and natural factors. (Reg. CE 2081/92).

3. PGI: PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (I.G.P.)

This acronym as well is used to identify the product's denomination. It generally refers to agricultural products or food coming from a specific region or a well-defined area, where at least one of the two phases, production or processing, must take place (Reg. CE 2081/92).

4. TSG: TRADITIONAL SPECIALITY GUARANTEE ( S.T.G.  )

It recognizes the specific character of an agri-food product which stands out among other similar products thanks to its quality features and the tradition behind it. The objective of such an acronym is giving credits to the traditional composition of the product disregarding its geographical origin. For this reason it is different from the two above-mentioned trademarks (Reg. CE 2082/92).

5. IGT: TYPICAL GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION ( I.G.T. )

This is a quality assignment given to house wines coming from generally wide production areas and with less strict production specifications. Such an indication may be accompanied by other information, such as the vine. IGT wines have a French and a German correspondence, namely the "Vin de Pays" and the "Landwein". This acronym therefore helps the consumer recognize the production area of the product. These wines are basically obtained from particular grapes coming from well defined areas. This qualification, however, does not force the vine-growers to add further information on the label (like the vine from which the wine originally comes) nor to follow too strict production criteria. Before the 164/92 law came into force they were called Geographical Indication wines and such an acknowledgment was given on an annual basis. The production area taken into consideration here is larger than the one for DOC products.

6. TRADITIONAL AGRI-FOOD PRODUCTS FROM TUSCANY

In 1999 the Department for Economic Development of the Region Tuscany entrusted A.R.S.I.A. with the mapping of the traditional Tuscany products, in conformity with art. 8 of the Italian Legislative Decree n. 173/98 (regarding notices on production costs for the structural enhancement of arable farms) and with the subsequent Implementation Decree made by the Italian Ministry for Agricultural and Forestry Policies n.350 (8th September 1999). Traditional Tuscany products are defined as products whose processing, preservation and maturing have been consolidated over the years and homogeneously practiced in the area according to traditional rules for a period of minimum 25 years. The aim of this mapping was to enumerate and identify the old niche productions which are characterized by a strong historical and cultural tradition and, therefore, also by a strong link to the area, in order to prepare a Regional List. The following 78 Products were registred in the Province of Grosseto: meat 15, condiment 1, cheese 6, fats 1, vegetable products 16, pastes 31, seafood 7, products of animal origin 1.

7. AGRIQUALITA’ (AGRIQUALITY)

It is the trademark of the Region Tuscany that identifies and promotes agri-food products complying with integrated agricultural techniques as defined in the Regional Regulation 25/99 and in the related Regional executory decision 47/2004.

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