This List of Italian PDO/DOP cheeses includes all the

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which have

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(, or DOP/PDO), status under

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. All of the formerly existing "DO" cheeses (protected under Italian law) were registered in the EU as "PDO/DOP" cheeses during the course of 1996. They have the Italian abbreviation for PDO (DOP) written on the cheese. Prior to 1996 when the PDO system came into operation, many Italian cheeses were regulated under a denominazione di origine (DO) system, which arose out of the 1951 Stresa Conference and was established under the Italian law 125/54. These appellations of origin were recognized in a number of European countries with which Italy had bilateral agreements. The international framework of recognition was further developed, and extended from cheese to include other agricultural products, by the

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, and the modifications made to it at Stockholm in 1967. Italian cheeses protected under this agreement remain protected. Geographical indications are also protected through the

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agreement of 1994.

Italian PDO/DOP cheeses

The following table indicates for each cheese the year in which it acquired DO status (where applicable), the year of PDO/DOP registration and the approximate area within which the regulations permit it to be produced. Key to acronyms * DO: Denominazione di Origine (Appellation of Origin) * DOP: Denominazione di Origine Protetta (PDO, or Protected Designation of Origin) * DPR: Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica (Presidential Decree) * DPCM: Decreto del Presidente del Consiglio (Prime-ministerial Decree) * PDO: Protected Designation of Origin

Applications under consideration

Applications have been made for DOP status in the case of the following cheeses: *

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, a cows' milk cheese, coloured with

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, produced in the Valle Trompia region of the

Province of Brescia The Province of Brescia ( it, provincia di Brescia; Brescian: ) is a Province in the Lombardy administrative region of northern Italy. It has a population of some 1,265,964 (as of January 2019) and its capital is the city of Brescia. With an ar ...

(

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) The application was submitted on 22 September 2010. * Pecorino di Picinisco, a sheep's milk cheese (with the optional inclusion of up to 25% goats' milk), produced in the Valle di Comino region of the

Province of Frosinone The Province of Frosinone ( it, Provincia di Frosinone) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy, with 91 ''comuni'' (singular: ''comune''; see Comuni of the Province of Frosinone). Its capital is the city of Frosinone. It has an area of ...

(

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). The application was submitted on 28 February 2011. * Squacquerone di Romagna, a cows' milk cheese from the region of

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in the provinces of

Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the cap ...

, Forlì-Cesena,

Rimini Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Ariminu ...

and

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, and in part of the

Province of Ferrara The province of Ferrara ( it, provincia di Ferrara; egl, pruvîncia ad Fràra) is a province in the region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Ferrara. As of 2016, it has a population of 354,238 inhabitants over an area ...

. The application was submitted on 4 December 2009.DOOR database entry

Notes

References

*Useful sources for the dates of recognition and copies of the production regulations for many of these cheeses include:
www.formaggio.it, ''Formaggi Italiani DOP e STG''

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Italian PDO/DOP cheeses

Applications under consideration

See also

Notes

References