Volailles de Janzé

Volailles de Janzé designates poultry carcases and cut pieces produced within a defined area centred on the Département of Ille-et-Vilaine and adjacent districts. The specification requires slow-growing pure or crossbred stock reared in the open air on a cereal-based feed, slaughtered at a minimum age appropriate to each type, and graded at the abattoir.

About this designation

Volailles de Janzé is registered as a PGI under file number PGI-FR-0168, with EU protection granted on 21 June 1996, and is recorded in eAmbrosia under identifier EUGI00000012951. The designation covers poultry carcases and cut pieces described in the specification as having firm flesh and superior organoleptic qualities, slaughtered at an age close to sexual maturity. The permitted geographical area comprises the Département of Ille-et-Vilaine and adjacent districts belonging to the Départements of Morbihan, Côtes d'Armor, Manche, Mayenne, Maine-et-Loire, and Loire-Atlantique. The specification requires pure or crossbred slow-growing stock, open-air rearing, and a cereal-based feed; a minimum slaughter age applies to each type of poultry. Carcases are graded at the abattoir. The applicant group is the Association du Poulet Fermier de Janzé, based in Janzé. The control body named in the specification is Qualiplus, also located in Janzé. Traceability is maintained through a documentary record kept for every batch, covering declarations by breeders, delivery slips for day-old chicks, departure declarations for the abattoir, and collection receipts. All links in the production network — hatcheries, feed producers, breeders, and abattoirs — are listed. Products bear the designation Volailles de Janzé, the name of the poultry type, and the name and address of the certifying authority; all labels are numbered.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 26, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PGI on 21 June 1996 under file number PGI-FR-0168, eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000012951.
• The geographical area spans the Département of Ille-et-Vilaine and adjacent districts in six neighbouring Départements.
• All labels applied after slaughter are numbered, enabling traceability of every batch through the production network.
• The control body named in the specification is Qualiplus, located at Janzé in Ille-et-Vilaine.

Tasting notes

Brittany Janzé free-range poultry IGP. Firm flavored white-pink flesh.

HoReCa use

Breton regional preparations.

Packaging

• whole-bird-fresh-1.5-2kg