Table 4 Erzurum civil cheese manufacturers’ responses to GI information and applications
From: An important cheese in Turkish cuisine: a research on PGI-registered Erzurum civil cheese
Category | Question | Response options | Participants mentioning this response |
|---|---|---|---|
Geographical indication awareness | What is a geographical indication (GI)? | A product specific to a region | P1, P2, P3, P4, P6, P7, P8, P9, P10, P11, P13 |
Proprietary certification | P2, P3, P5, P12 | ||
Do not know | Not mentioned | ||
Inspection and certification | Are there institutions that audit GI-registered Erzurum civil cheese? | Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock | P1, P2, P3, P4, P6, P8, P9, P10, P11, P12, P13 |
Erzurum Commodity Exchange | P2, P13 | ||
Ministry of Health | P3, P5, P7, P10 | ||
Labeling and tagging practices | Do you use any labels or logos for GI-registered Erzurum civil cheese? | Yes, we use our business logo | All participants |
No, we do not use any label | Not mentioned | ||
Yes, we use a GI privacy logo | Not mentioned |