Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion

9:30 am

Mr. Shane Hughes:

I think it is, especially with regard to food. They are very proud of it and that is why you have the producer-led model as well. They definitely have a concerted effort. If you try to pass off your product as, for example, Parmesan cheese in Italy, even before GI registration happened, that would not happen. I will put it that way.