Objections Raised to Kalamata PDO Amendment
Five objecÂtions have been filed at the European Commission regardÂing a proÂposed amendÂment to the ​‘Kalamata’ Protected Designation of Origin, seekÂing to modÂify charÂacÂterÂisÂtics of the olive oil proÂduced in Kalamata and expand the labelÂing area to include the entire Messinia region. The objecÂtions were likely filed from other counÂtries, but local authorÂiÂties in Messinia expressed conÂfiÂdence that the process will end favorÂably for the region’s olive oil proÂducÂers after a new round of pubÂlic conÂsulÂtaÂtion.
Five stateÂments of objecÂtion have been filed at the European Commission regardÂing a proÂposed amendÂment for the ​‘Kalamata’ Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), accordÂing to sources of the Greek Ministry of Agriculture.
The amendÂment sought to modÂify some of the charÂacÂterÂisÂtics of the olive oil proÂduced at Kalamata terÂriÂtory like acidÂity and variÂeties used, but also about expandÂing the area where an olive oil can bear the ​‘Kalamata’ label to include the whole of Messinia region in southÂern Peloponnesus.
The amendÂment appliÂcaÂtion was pubÂlished in the Official Journal of the European Union on June 26th 2012, with six months for objecÂtions to be subÂmitÂted that ended on Christmas day. After the Greek state has been offiÂcially notiÂfied of the objecÂtions, there will be a new round of pubÂlic conÂsulÂtaÂtion.
Messinia local authorÂiÂties said that the objecÂtions were likely filed from other counÂtries and there was no reaÂson for anxÂiÂety. However, cauÂtion was needed to secure that the process will end in favor of the Messinia region olive oil proÂducÂers.
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