#52026XC03255EU Approves Amendment to Provolone Valpadana PDO Specification
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The amendment changes the official product rules for Provolone Valpadana, an Italian PDO cheese. Producers may now use pasteurised milk for sharp Provolone Valpadana weighing more than 6 kg, expanding a practice that was already allowed for smaller mild cheeses. The update also changes the product’s designation logo. The practical impact is narrow: it mainly affects certified Provolone Valpadana producers, control bodies, label designers, and businesses selling the cheese under the PDO name.
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Key Changes
- Allows pasteurised milk for sharp Provolone Valpadana cheese weighing more than 6 kg
- Updates the designation logo for the PDO product
- Confirms the amendment does not change the product name or add new marketing restrictions
Obligations
What this law requires
Producers marketing cheese under the PDO name “Provolone Valpadana” must comply with the amended product specification, including the revised rules on permitted heat treatment of milk for the sharp variety weighing more than 6 kg.
Producers and label designers using the “Provolone Valpadana” PDO designation must apply the updated designation logo introduced by the amended product specification.