#52026XC02785EU Publishes PGI Application for “Olio dei Colli di Bologna” Olive Oil
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The publication opens the EU opposition period for registering “Olio dei Colli di Bologna” as a Protected Geographical Indication for extra virgin olive oil from Italy. Interested authorities and eligible parties outside the EU have three months to object to the registration.
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Key Changes
- Starts the three-month opposition window for the proposed PGI registration.
- Defines the product as extra virgin olive oil from Italy under the name “Olio dei Colli di Bologna”.
- Sets quality and composition standards, including acidity, sensory profile, fatty acid limits, and approved olive varieties.
Obligations
What this law requires
Extra virgin olive oil marketed under the ‘Olio dei Colli di Bologna’ PGI name must, when released for consumption, have medium to robust olive fruitiness, bitterness, and pungency, each with a sensory median greater than 3.
Extra virgin olive oil marketed under the ‘Olio dei Colli di Bologna’ PGI name must have free acidity of no more than 0.3%.
Extra virgin olive oil marketed under the ‘Olio dei Colli di Bologna’ PGI name must meet the following absorbance limits: K232 no more than 2.20 and K270 no more than 0.20.
Extra virgin olive oil marketed under the ‘Olio dei Colli di Bologna’ PGI name must contain at least 72% oleic acid, no more than 10% linoleic acid, and have an oleic acid to linoleic acid ratio of at least 7.
Extra virgin olive oil marketed under the ‘Olio dei Colli di Bologna’ PGI name must contain at least 150 mg gallic acid/kg oil of biophenols/polyphenols, measured using the Folin-Ciocâlteu spectrophotometric method.