What does A.O.C mean?

What does A.O.C mean?


This is a great question, you will see a number of cheeses with this on the label.


The answer is simple A.O.C. stands for Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée.
Or in simple terms Controlled designation of origin, the AOC mark guarantees, among other things, that the cheese originates from a specific region and has been produced in a special or traditional way.