Recently, the State Intellectual Property Office issued an announcement (No. 591) to preliminarily identify "Yixian Xianghua" as a geographical indication product in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Measures for the Protection of Geographical Indication Products. It is another geographical indication protected product recognized this year after Yixian Graphite Tea (Yixian Graphite Tea).
Geographical Indication Products:
It refers to a product produced in a specific region, and its quality, reputation or other characteristics are essentially determined by the natural and human factors of the origin. To apply for a GI product, there needs to be a characteristic relationship between the physical, chemical, sensory and other quality characteristics of the relevant product and the natural and human factors of the place of origin, and the GI product has a history of more than 30 years of use.
The identification of products protected by geographical indications is an effective carrier to promote the development of rural characteristic economy, and is of great significance to the realization of rich peasants and strong enterprises and rural revitalization.
Next:
Through the protection and application of geographical indication products, Yixian County will strictly follow the scope of regional protection and implement the relevant technical specifications of Yixian Xianghua to ensure that the products meet the technical requirements of national geographical indication product quality. Further promote the standardization, scale and cluster development of Yixian Xianghua industry, derive a more distinctive industrial chain, build a well-known brand, promote the healthy development of the industry, and then drive the cultural dissemination of geographical indication products, create a landmark "golden business card", and make a small dried fruit become a "new engine" for rural revitalization in Yixian County.
Source: Yixian release