The protected geographical indication is delivered by the European Commission and aims to valorise the renowned products of the land. This label is based on specifications controlled by the organisms certified by the public administration. The P.G.I. certifies the integral traceability of the products to the consumers.  

The label P.G.I (Protected Geographical Indication) insures a local product produced in accordance with the rules. It is a token of quality which will guide you in your purchases.  

This label guarantees:
- A foie gras from a duck nourished with corn, raise, and force-feed in Périgord or in South-West
- A savoir-faire of cutting and transforming in Périgord or in South-West.  

It is possible like this to redraw all the history of the product delivered to the consumer in an instant.  

The specifications about which the members of the Association Foie Gras du Périgord subdue guarantee you:
- The respect of the sanitary conditions in the buildings of farming and force-feeding by the application of programs of cleaning-disinfecting between each lot.
- The respect of the life conditions of the animals with a reduced time in the buildings and an access to large outside paths.
- A minimum age of 91 days before culling
- The control of all the food
- The non-utilisation of antibiotics during the force-feeding
- The respect of the traditional cooking techniques
- Optimal transport conditions
- The controls: According to their size and their activities, the members of the Association Foie Gras du Périgord are subjected to 1 to 4 controls by year realised by the technicians of the Association Foie Gras du Périgord and some associations of producers (intern controls) or by an Organism of independent certification (extern controls) who check the inter controls as well.