USA – The Committee on Agriculture last week listened to concerns over calls for the implementation of geographic indicators on the USA.

The indicators, also referred to as ‘products of designated origin’ (PDO), are already in place in various countries worldwide, and some members of the World Trade Organisation have called for the USA to accept them as well.

PDOs are goods or services that come from a certain region, which specifically gives the product a certain quality, reputation or other characteristic.

If the USA is forced to acknowledge PDOs, it would affect the labelling of goods produced in the country, such as Feta, Parmesan, Burgundy and Champagne.