{"product_id":"9780444595720","title":"Food Protected Designation of Origin: Methodologies and Applications","description":"\u003cp\u003eProtected designation of origin (PDO) taken together with other geographical indicators, such as protected geographical indication (PGI) and traditional specialty guaranteed (TSG), offer the consumer additional guarantees on the quality and authentication of foods. They are important tools that protect the names of regional foods, such as wines, cheeses, hams, sausages and olives, so that only foods that genuinely originate in a particular region are allowed to be identified as such.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe economic value of these regional foods, as well as the increased interest from consumers and the food industry about the traceability and origin of food, mean that it has become necessary to establish methods for PDO and PGI authentication based on the specific characteristics and chemical markers of these kinds of products.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book offers a complete guide of the methods available to authenticate food PDO, beginning with an explanation of the analytical and chemometric methods available for PDO authentication, before looking at the main foods covered, PGI labels and the social and legal framework for food PGIs. It will be of interest to people engaged in the fields of food production, commercialization and consumption, as well as policymakers and control laboratories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers a complete guide to the methods available for food Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) authentication\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplains the analytical and chemometric methods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocuses on the various food products covered by authentication labels \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elsevier Science","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105152942320,"sku":"9780444595720","price":255.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780444595720_p0.jpg?v=1763702493","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780444595720","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}