A communication regarding the approval of an ordinary amendment to the production specifications of Fontina PDO was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 6 December.
The first changes concern the description of the product, and in particular the diameter of the shape which is now between 30 and 45 cm since within the previously foreseen limits (i.e. 35 and 45 cm) non-conformities were found as some shapes could have compliant weight and height with a diameter lower than the minimum foreseen.
An indication relating to the chemical characteristics was then eliminated , which required a minimum percentage of fat of 45% of the dry substance, a requirement introduced in the historical period that saw a large production of butter and cream and which today is no longer a critical point of production.
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The references relating to the control body to which a specific article is dedicated, reported below, have been inserted in the production specification:
«ART.12 (Control body)
The control for the application of the provisions of the following specification is carried out by an authorized body, in accordance with the provisions of regulation 1151/2012. This structure is the CSQA Certificazioni Control Body Via S. Gaetano, 74, THIENE (VI) 36016, Tel. +39 0445 313011 – Fax. +39 0445 313070, e-mail: csqa@csqa.it »
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Source: Ruminantia.it