Designation of Origin

Designation of Origin is a quality assurance label for food products, especially wines and cheese. While a Designation of Origin refers to the region where a certain product is traditionally made, only products meeting the requirements for that region may carry that label. DO labels come in three colors: green (for wine), red (for cheese) and brown (for olive oil).

Wine
Wine is the largest DO and the best-known type. There are seven DO's spread across Chester Parish and Sint-Anders Parish.
 * Ambrosian Hills
 * Central Chester
 * Grunbeck
 * Kleinebeek
 * Lower Chester
 * Secret Lakes
 * Upper Chester

Cheese
Brunanter cheese is categorized into seven Do's, all geographically defined. Only cheeses made by each regional standard may bear DO labels.
 * Berganz DO
 * Central DO
 * Markstad DO
 * Martiges DO
 * Planeste DO
 * Roodstad DO
 * Roseland DO

Olive oil
Olive oils are also protected by designations of origin, but the requirements are much less stringent when it comes to production. As there are no major regional distinctions on the production of olive oil, DO's are purely based on geographic location. The three DO's include:
 * Central Chester
 * Mariaberg
 * Upper Chester

Organic products
In addition, organic/biologic products may carry the green Biocert label. Organic food must meet stringent regulations in order to bear this label. Products may only bear biocert labels if:
 * 1) The product is grown and/or made in an organic and ecological way
 * 2) The land on which it is grown/cultivated has been a minimum of three years organic
 * 3) There are no additives to the product
 * 4) All ingredients must be organic in origin