Canard à foie gras du Sud-Ouest

Canard à foie gras du Sud-Ouest is a PGI covering male Muscovy and male Mulard ducks reared free-range and force-fed in a defined area of south-western France encompassing Chalosse, Gascogne, Gers, Landes, Périgord and Quercy. The designation covers the whole duck, its liver, and a range of specified cuts and processed products derived from it.

About this designation

Registered as a PGI under file number PGI-FR-0034, with EU protection dating from 16 January 1997 and eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013435, Canard à foie gras du Sud-Ouest (Chalosse, Gascogne, Gers, Landes, Périgord, Quercy) covers products derived exclusively from the male Muscovy duck or the male Mulard duck. The specification requires that the duck be reared in the open air as free-range before force-feeding begins: from the age of 81 days for the Mulard duck and from the age of 82 days for the Muscovy duck. Force-feeding must last a minimum of 10 days and comprise a minimum of 20 meals. The skin and fat of the duck must be off-white to yellow in colour. Raw foie gras must be supple and homogeneous in colour, free of lesions, and must weigh at least 350 g. Each magret must weigh at least 300 g, be presented with skin and subcutaneous fat, and have a fat content (fat plus skin relative to total weight) of between 25 % and 45 %. Of the entrails and offal, only the liver, heart and gizzard may be sold separately under the designation. All operations from rearing to packaging must take place within the defined geographical area. The sub-zone names Chalosse, Gascogne, Gers, Landes, Périgord and Quercy may each appear on labelling.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 28, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PGI on 16 January 1997 under file number PGI-FR-0034 (eAmbrosia: EUGI00000013435).
• Force-feeding must last a minimum of 10 days and include a minimum of 20 meals; free-range rearing begins before the age of 81 days (Mulard) or 82 days (Muscovy).
• Raw foie gras under this designation must weigh at least 350 g; the specification permits no other duck type than male Muscovy or male Mulard.
• Of all entrails and offal, only the liver, heart and gizzard may be sold separately under the PGI.