New Protected Designation of Origin for Italian Pistachio “di Raffadali”
On March 15, the European Commission authorized the protected geographical indication status for ‘Pistacchio di Raffadali’, a southern Italian pistachio variety cultivated in the region of Sicily. Regulation (EU) 2021/474 will enter into force on April 12, 2021.
The ‘Pistacchio di Raffadali’ denomination will be reserved for the product (in shell, shelled or peeled) of plants of the botanical species ‘Pistacia vera’, ‘Napoletana’ cultivar, also known as ‘Bianca’ or ‘Nostrana’, grafted on to ‘Pistacia terebinthus’, commonly known as ‘Scornabeccu’.