Part-I. Assessing the sustainability performance of food quality schemes -- 1. Conceptual framework -- 2. Common methods and sustainability indicators -- Part-II: Cereal & bakery sector -- 3. Organic flour in France -- 4. Organic pasta in Poland -- 5. PGI rice in Thailand -- 6. Organic PGI rice in France -- Part-III: Fruits & vegetables -- 7. Organic olive oil in Croatia -- 8. PDO paprika powder in Hungary -- 9. Organic tomatoes in Italy -- 10. PDO potatoes in the Netherlands -- 11. PGI strawberries in Poland -- 12. Organic rasperries in Serbia -- 13. PDO & PGI apple in Greece -- 14. PGI Buon Ma Tuot coffee in Vietnam -- 15. PGI Doi Chaang coffee in Thailand -- Part-IV: Meat sector -- 16. PGI ham in Croatia -- 17. Organic pork in Germany -- 18. PGI sausage in Hungary -- 19. PGI ternasco lamb in Spain -- 20. PGI Mallorca sausage in Spain -- Part-V:Dairy sector -- 21. PDO Comté cheese in France -- 22. PDO Parmigiano cheese in Italy -- 23. Organic yoghurt tbc in Germany -- 24. PGI Sjenica cheese in Serbia -- Part-VI:Fish & seafood sector -- 25. PDO bouchot mussels in France -- 26. PGI stockfish in Norway -- 27. Organic salmon in Norway -- 28. PDO fish sauce in Vietnam.

This edited volume evaluates recent EU quality policy, focusing on the structure, governance, technical specifications and performances - economic, environmental and social - of Food Quality Schemes (FQS) in the European Union and South East Asia. Initiatives such as EU Regulation No. 1151/2012 are relatively novel policies that seek to improve and promote the operation of schemes to protect geographical indications (GIs) for agri‐food products. The intended benefits of protecting GIs include generating a fair return for farmers and producers for the qualities of particular goods, and enabling consumers to make better‐informed purchasing choices through effective labeling. In addition, policy makers are now considering FQS as a means of not only guaranteeing quality in food production, but also sustainability. Despite these potential benefits, the economic performance of the FQS (e.g. PDO, PGI, organic) and individual GIs has been variable. While some GIs support significant value‐added production, with substantial benefits to producers, consumers and wider economies, many others have failed to become economically sustainable. In addition, the environmental and social performance of FQS remains largely unexamined, with the exception of the environmental performance of organic products which has been assessed in several instances through life cycle assessments. .