scholarly journals Consumer protection and safeguards: proper information on the geographical origin of ingredients. The case of olive oils

2021 ◽  
pp. 313-329
Author(s):  
Ángel Martínez Gutiérrez ◽  
Trinidad Vázquez Ruano
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Protection ◽  
Geographical Origin ◽  
Unfair Competition ◽  
Protection System ◽  
Geographical Indication ◽  
Olive Oils ◽  
Protected Designation Of Origin

Since the nineties of the previous century, qualified geographic names have been covered by a harmonised EU-wide protection system whose main feature is the recognition of exclusive rights. Such rights are generally parallel to those deriving from the registration of a brand. Accordingly, they are not solely protected by the measures provided in the rules on unfair competition but also by a EU protection system based on granting the group of traders that had sought and obtained recognition of the protected designation of origin or geographical indication a monopoly over the use of a given geographic name and the possibility to seek remedy against any unlawful use of it. In this sense, the information provided generally benefits the market as well as merchants and consumers.

Classification of extra virgin olive oils according to the protected designation of origin, olive variety and geographical origin

Talanta ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 937-943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia López-Feria ◽  
Soledad Cárdenas ◽  
José Antonio García-Mesa ◽  
Miguel Valcárcel
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Origin ◽  
Virgin Olive Oils ◽  
Olive Oils ◽  
Protected Designation Of Origin ◽  
Olive Variety

Perceptions of geographical indication labels as quality indicators inside and outside the labels’ area of influence: the case of spring fruits

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Rabadán Adrián ◽  
Martínez-Carrasco Laura ◽  
Brugarolas Margarita ◽  
Bernabéu Rodolfo
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Geographical Indications ◽  
Geographical Indication ◽  
Protected Designation Of Origin ◽  
Rural Environments ◽  
Production Area ◽  
Area Of Influence

Abstract Geographical indications (GIs) are valuable attributes that enhance the competitiveness of agri-food products, generate added value and revitalize rural environments. The aim of this work was to analyze the attributes spring fruit consumers associate with GIs when they decide to purchase these products. Moreover, the changes in these associations with the increasing distance between the region of production and the place of consumption were also evaluated. We specifically analyzed two GIs used for spring fruits: the protected geographical indication for Mountain Cherries from Alicante (Spain) and the protected designation of origin for Loquats from Callosa d'En Sarriá (Spain). Data were analyzed using logistic regression analysis. The results show the significant association in consumers' minds between the preference for GI fruit and the importance attributed to the place of production (origin). The association of different attributes with the GI fruit label is product dependent as the number of attributes associated in the case of cherries (origin, organic, color and variety) is higher than for loquats (origin and variety). Regarding the distance between the production area and the place of consumption, our findings suggest that the closer the consumer is to the GI area of influence, the more attributes they associate with these labels. In this regard, increasing the knowledge of the GI labels beyond their area of influence could boost the demand for these products as consumers would be aware of the different quality attributes concentrated in that label.

scholarly journals Authentication of the Botanical and Geographical Origin and Detection of Adulteration of Olive Oil Using Gas Chromatography, Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy Techniques: A Review

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1565
Author(s):  
Eleni Kakouri ◽  
Panagiota-Kyriaki Revelou ◽  
Charalabos Kanakis ◽  
Dimitra Daferera ◽  
Christos S. Pappas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Olive Oil ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Geographical Origin ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Volatile Fraction ◽  
Olive Oils ◽  
Infrared And Raman Spectroscopy

Olive oil is among the most popular supplements of the Mediterranean diet due to its high nutritional value. However, at the same time, because of economical purposes, it is also one of the products most subjected to adulteration. As a result, authenticity is an important issue of concern among authorities. Many analytical techniques, able to detect adulteration of olive oil, to identify its geographical and botanical origin and consequently guarantee its quality and authenticity, have been developed. This review paper discusses the use of infrared and Raman spectroscopy as candidate tools to examine the authenticity of olive oils. It also considers the volatile fraction as a marker to distinguish between different varieties and adulterated olive oils, using SPME combined with gas chromatography technique.

Effectiveness of the consumer protection system upon purchasing goods in online stores

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-146
Author(s):  
Iryna Y. Puchkovska ◽  
Oleksandr O. Biliaiev ◽  
Victor P. Yanyshen ◽  
Hanna O. Urazova
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Protection ◽  
Protection System ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Customer Reviews ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Current State ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
Online Stores ◽  
Potential Customers

Every year, the vast majority of countries switch to an online environment. This is especially true for online stores. The subject of this study is the system of consumer protection upon buying goods in online stores and its effectiveness. The purpose is to analyse the state of development of e-commerce in Ukraine and the system of consumer protection upon purchasing goods in online stores. The following general scientific methods were used: classification and theoretical generalisation – to study the theoretical foundations of e-commerce; statistical analysis – to analyse the current state of e-commerce in Ukraine and the consumer protection system. The following results were obtained: based on the analysis of the provisions of current legislation and the experience of foreign countries describing the development of the e-commerce market in Ukraine and the world, the main trends that have developed have been identified, the positive and negative aspects of e-commerce have been identified, as well as the effectiveness of the consumer protection system upon purchasing goods in online stores. It was concluded that the “e-commerce” industry is developing very dynamically. Consumer protection upon purchasing goods through online stores is carried out as with a regular purchase and sale, but it has a number of specific features. To attract potential customers and build their trust, online stores try to post as much information about their products and services as possible on their official websites, including customer reviews. This indicates that the sellers themselves are interested in resolving disputes as soon as possible and preserving their reputation. Taking this into account, it is the improvement of the consumer literacy of citizens, the ability to fully exercise their rights, and to protect their interests in case of certain contradictions that is one of the ways to solve the existing problems

scholarly journals Spectroscopic fingerprinting techniques for food characterisation

ACTA IMEKO ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Casale ◽  
Lucia Bagnasco ◽  
Chiara Casolino ◽  
Silvia Lanteri ◽  
Riccardo Leardi
Keyword(s):  
Food Analysis ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
Sample Pretreatment ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Geographical Indication ◽  
Food Authenticity ◽  
Protected Designation Of Origin ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Very High

<p>The analysis of samples by using spectroscopic fingerprinting techniques is more and more common and widespread. Such approaches are very convenient, since they are usually fast, cheap and non-destructive. In many applications no sample pretreatment is required, the acquisition of the spectrum can be performed in about one minute and no solvents are required. As a consequence, the return on investment of the related technology is very high.<br />The "disadvantage" of these techniques is that, being the signal non-selective, simple mathematical approaches (e.g., Lambert-Beer law) cannot be applied. Instead, a multivariate treatment must be performed by using chemometrics tools.<br />In what concerns food analysis, they can be applied in several steps, from the evaluation of the quality and the conformity of raw material to the assessment of the quality of the final product, to the monitoring of the shelf life of the product itself. Another interesting field of application is the verification of food-authenticity claims, this being extremely important in the case of foods labeled as protected designation of origin (PDO), protected geographical indication (PGI) and traditional speciality guaranteed (TSG).<br />In the present paper, it is described how non-selective signals can be used for obtaining useful information about a food.</p>

scholarly journals Traceability of the geographical origin of Siraitia grosvenorii based on multielement contents coupled with chemometric techniques

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Ping Huang ◽  
Lei Lei ◽  
Shun-Xin Lei ◽  
Wei-Wei Zhu ◽  
Jun Yan
Keyword(s):  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Geographical Origin ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Emission Spectrometry ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Linear Discriminant ◽  
Protected Designation Of Origin ◽  
Siraitia Grosvenorii ◽  
Discrimination Rate ◽  
Chemometric Techniques

AbstractSiraitia grosvenorii (LHG) is widely used as a medicinal and edible material around the world. The objective of this study was to develop an effective method for the authentication of the geographical origin of LHG in its main producing area Guangxi, China, which is identified as Chinese Protected Designation of Origin product, against other producing regions in China. The content of 14 elements (K, Na, Ca, P, Mg, Al, B, Ba, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Zn, and Sr) of 114 LHG samples was determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. Multivariate analysis was then performed to classify the geographical origin of LHG samples. The contents of multielement display an obvious trend of clustering according to the geographical origin of LHG samples based on radar plot and principal component analysis. Finally, three supervised statistical techniques, including linear discriminant analysis (LDA), k-nearest neighbours (k-NN), and support vector machine (SVM), were applied to develop classification models. Finally, 40 unknown LHG samples were used to evaluate the predictive ability of model and discrimination rate of 100%, 97.5% and 100% were obtained for LDA, k-NN, and SVM, respectively. This study indicated that it is feasible to attribute unknown LHG samples to its geographical origin based on its multielement content coupled with chemometric techniques.

scholarly journals Relation among geochemical elements in soil and red chicory as a tool for geographical origin identification.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Marrocchino ◽  
Serena Di Sarcina ◽  
Carlo Ragazzi ◽  
Carmela Vaccaro
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Geographical Origin ◽  
Chemical Elements ◽  
Accurate Determination ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Geochemical Data ◽  
Protected Designation Of Origin ◽  
Po Delta

&lt;p&gt;The identification of the geographical origin of food products is important for both consumers and producers to ensure quality and avoid label falsifications. Determination and authentication of the geographical origin of food products throughout scientific research have become recently relevant in investigations against frauds for consumer protection. Advances in methods and analytical techniques led to an increase in the application of fingerprinting analysis of foods for identification of geographical origin. Since in organic material the inorganic component is more stable than the organic one, several studies examined trace elements, suggesting the potential application for determination of geographical origin. Moreover, the studies on territoriality are based on the hypothesis that chemical elements detected in plants and in their products reflect those contained in the soil and, within these studies, the geographical features of the production area, such as the soil type and the climate, are considered relevant factors affecting the specific designation, so an accurate determination of geographical origin would be necessary to guarantee the quality and territoriality of the products.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this light, two varieties of red chicory from the southern Po Delta area have been characterized together with the soil. The two inspected red chicory varieties (long-leaves and round-leaves) are cultivated in a well-defined area in the southern part of Po Delta, in an area sited around Massenzatica (Municipality of Mesola, Province of Ferrara, NE of Italy). Sampling was undertaken between October and December 2020 and samples were collected from a randomized field. Together with the red chicory also roots and soils have been collected in order to analyze each part and correlate the geochemical data obtained using ICP-MS and XRF techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Purpose of this study is to establish a method to identify the geographical origin and the results confirm that some major and trace elements could be used as geochemical markers according to the geological areas. These elements, therefore, could be useful to establish geochemical fingerprints for testing the origin of this product and create a protected designation of origin label.&lt;/p&gt;

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