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pdo-registration · uk-tea-infusions-2021-rooibos-pdo

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pdo-registration
Assertion
In 2021 the European Union registered Rooibos/Red Bush as a protected designation of origin, the first African food to receive that status in the EU register; only 100% pure Aspalathus linearis cultivated or wild-harvested in designated municipalities of the Western and Northern Cape may use the name.
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the first African food to receive the status of a protected designation of origin in the EU register
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