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Italy: Extra virgin olive oil DOP Monte Etna, the new disciplinary in force

Olive Oil
Italy
Published Jun 26, 2022

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"The new production specification of PDO Monte Etna extra virgin olive oil was approved without any opposition and published for registration in the Official Journal of the European Union on 21 June 2022 with Commission Implementing Regulation no. 956 of 14/6/2022 ". So we read in a press release of the Consortium for the protection of extra virgin olive oil - DOP 'Monte Etna'.

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"Great satisfaction - begins the president of the Consortium Giosuè Monte Etna DOP, Giosuè Catania - for having brought home a result that is the result of a long work that will have to serve to enhance the olive growing of the territory, strengthen the supply chain and increase the market of quality. With the new disciplinary - adds Catania - the territory is extended to other 25 municipalities on the slopes of Etna, the entire administrative territory of the municipalities included is defined and some acidic parameters are modified that made it difficult to certify the DOP oil in large part. part of the territory ". "Consumers have a strong image of DOP Monte Etna in terms of nutritional characteristics, environmentally friendly production methods, the inimitable aromas and flavors of a product that is rightly defined as' the prince of the table. The invitation - concludes the press release - is now addressed to producers, processors and packers to proceed with the request for ...
Source: Inuovivespri
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