1. What a FAQ is?
The acronym FAQ means Frequently Asked Questions. They are listed questions and answers, all supposed to be frequently asked in some context, and pertaining to a particular topic.
2. Whom this FAQ compilation turns to?
this answers are address both to the specialists of the sector or to some people who visit this web site for the first time and he is interested in quality theme and certification matter.
3. What Qualivita is?
qualivita is a non profit foundation and it was born in Siena in 2002. its aim is to promote and valorize the certifications of European products to spread and defend rural culture in particular wine and food one.
4. Which kind of information may I found on Qualivita.it?
this portal has several information. It is possible to find information concerning Qualivita Foundation and its studies and publications, information about Italian and European certified products and moreover updating concerning normative and production and control company.
5. How many times Qualivita contents are updated?
in order to offer detailed information the web site is continuously updated.
6. May I signal an information?
sure! In our web site it is possible interact. you can signal us a company, a product or an anomaly verified too. Your signals are welcome.
7. How the web site is organized?
the web site is divided in four macro areas: Foundation, contact, activity and data bank areas.
8. How will be exploited my personal data?
all personal data transmitted to us are dealt in accordance to Personally Identifiable Information D. Lgs. 196/2003 30th June 2003.
9. How could have I more information?
in our web site you can find our addresses and telephone numbers. Call us without problems we’ll be pleased to satisfy your curiosity and doubts.
10. I want to receive qualivita newsletter. What have I to do?
to receive our newsletter it is sufficient a registration to the foundation mailing list in News and Media area.
11. I don’t want to receive any more qualivita newsletter. What have I to do?
if you don’t want to receive anymore qualivita newsletter you had to delete to the mailing list. You can do it in the same area of the registration that is News and Media.
12. What a brand is?
a brand is an identification system which permits to recognize a certified product depending on specific characteristics ordered by a list of rules and controls.
13. What does it mean PDO PGI TSG?
PDO - Protected Designation of Origin identifies the denomination of a product which production, transformation and elaboration takes place in a specific geographical area.
PGI - Protected Geographical Indication identifies the denomination of a product which one of the part of the production, transformation or elaboration at least takes place in a specific geographical area.
TSG - Traditional Speciality Guaranteed valorises a traditional composition or the traditional production method, but it doesn’t advert to an origin.
14. Which are the differences among these certifications?
the products receive PDO certification if the whole productive process is realized in a delimited geographical area, to receive PGI certification it is sufficient that one of the production phase takes place in that specific area. Instead TSG nominates a productions which it isn’t linked to an origin territory but to a culinrecipe.
15. How can I recognize a certificated product?
You can recognize it by a label that reports the wording certified product. This wording guarantees which kind of characteristics are certified and who has granted this certification.
16. Who asks for certifications?
certifications are required by producers organisms which ask for registration to the national authority. Registration demands are opened to everybody who wants to fit to the disciplinary production.
17. who grants certifications?
certifications are granted by certification organisms which attested that the production of a PDO PGI or TSG product is suitable to normative and settlement. In turn a certification organism works in accordance with European rules and it is subject to periodical inspective inspections.
18. How are controlled the quality of product and the respect of the rule?
controls are carry out by control organisms which have to assure that agrifood products which have the quality certification, respect the requisition written in the production disciplinary. This organisms are authorized by the minister for environment food and rural affairs and they haven’t to entertain commercial or consulting relationship with companies. The organisms of control carry out inspections annually at least. Inspections consist in a control of the respect of rules, registries and sometimes laboratory analysis.
19. PDO and PGI advise superior quality products?
Unnecessarily, even if PDO and PGI are about two European marks which keep watch on processing method and materials used. PDO and PGI products are characterized by a complete traceability and by a link to the production territory and this may be a synonymous of a superior quality.
20. How could I buy the Atlas?
you can buy the Atlas in a Feltrinelli bookshop or online on www.viedelgusto.it and following the suggested instructions.
21. How are classify registered products?
food and agriculture products which can be certified are those that are a part of these categories:
Fresh meat and offal; Meat based products; Cheeses other products of animal origin; Oils and fats; Fruit; Vegetables; Cereals whether or not processed; Fish molluscs fresh crustaceans; Beer; Beverage made from plant extracts; Bread; Pastry; Cakes; Confectionery; Biscuits and other baker’s wares; Other agricultural products, Natural minerals water, Naturals gums and resins; Essentials oils; Hay cork; Cochineal; Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa, Pasta including cooked or stuffed; Prepared dishes; Prepared sauces; Soups and stocks; Ice-cream and sorbet
22. What is Qualigeo?
Qualigeo is the first geographical atlas with reference of agro-alimentary quality products in which are collected information of national and European agroalimentary excellences concerning the single product and where it is possible to buy it. This atlas is a “spokespersons” of product under certification. Therefore the user selecting the typology of research will be able to obtain a detailed picture of Italian and European quality agroalimentary sector .
23. How can I contribute to the Foundation?
the foundation is sustained by projects and donations derived from society and private finalized to the realisations of their personal activity. To contribute to the foundation is necessary to adhere to it as supporter