Data di Pubblicazione:
2012
Citazione:
Microbial information regimen in EU geographical indications / V. Capozzi, P. Russo, G. Spano. - In: WORLD PATENT INFORMATION. - ISSN 0172-2190. - 34:3(2012 Sep), pp. 229-231. [10.1016/j.wpi.2012.04.001]
Abstract:
Fermented food Geographical Indications (GIs), protected within the framework of Intellectual Property
and Human Rights, are based on various forms of local knowledge and technical practices and on various
aspects of local biodiversity, ranging from plant varieties and animal breeds to microbial ecosystem. In
the light of the EC Regulation 510/2006 relating to the protection of EU GIs, information about microbial
resource management in GIs production is not unequivocally defined. We argue that it is possible to
integrate the microbial resource information regimen coherently within the intellectual property
framework for GIs. Product specification of GI fermented foods might comprise a list of autochthonous
microbial strains representing the “virtuous” microbial biodiversity of a specific terroir and for a given
method of food production. The autochthonous strains should be genotypically and technologically
characterized and deposited in microbial collections. This approach will be useful in improving the
“unique qualities” of products, and in ensuring a strong focus on the biological risks for human health
and industrial exigencies of product standardization. Additionally, it is important to underline that
a multi-strain starter culture essentially satisfies the patentable criteria.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
geographical indications; intellectual property rights; food microbiology; autochthonous microflora; microbial resource; EC Regulation 510/2006
Elenco autori:
V. Capozzi, P. Russo, G. Spano
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