June 5, 2017
EC adds French Charolais beef meat to list of protected products
The European Commission has added a beef product from France to the quality register of Protected Geographical Indications (PGI).
The PGI register includes protected agricultural products and foodstuffs closely linked to certain geographical areas.
The new protected product, Charolais de Bourgogne, is beef meat of the Charolais breed type from animals reared in eight French departments in the wider region of Bourgogne. The region ranks among the most fertile in Europe hosting a system of extensive livestock farming.
Charolais de Bourgogne will be added to the list of over 1,395 products already protected, the EC said.
Charolais beef breed
