List of European cheeses with protected geographical status

A number of European cheeses have been granted Protected Geographical Status under European Union and UK law through the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) or Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) regimes. The legislation is designed to protect regional foods and came into force in 1992 and applies in the EU and in Northern Ireland. The EU designations are open for EU and non-EU products. Following Brexit therefore, UK cheeses remained in the register. Any cheese with a protected geographical cheese in the EU in 2020, is automatically protected in the UK as well.

The DOOR database includes product names registered cheese names for which registration has been applied. Registered cheeses by country are as follows:

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Denmark

France

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Lithuania

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

United Kingdom

See also

• List of French Protected Designations of Origin cheeses
• List of Greek Protected Designations of Origin cheeses
• List of Italian PDO cheeses
• List of Portuguese cheeses with protected status
• List of cheeses

References

1. List of cheeses
2. List of Italian PDO cheeses
3. Geographical indications and traditional specialities in the European Union
4. Protected designation of origin
5. List of French cheeses
6. List of Italian food and drink products with protected status
7. History of cheese
8. Cheddar cheese
9. Emmental cheese
10. List of stretch-curd cheeses
11. List of Portuguese food and drink products with protected status
12. Bergkäse
13. Gouda cheese
14. List of Greek Protected Designations of Origin cheeses
15. Gruyère cheese
16. Vorarlberger Bergkäse
17. Caerphilly cheese
18. Manchego
19. List of United Kingdom food and drink products with protected status
20. Feta