COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Agriculture

Italian rules on production of mozzarella di bufala campana PDO valid if necessary to preserve its reputation, according to Court

Brussels, 17/10/2019 (Agence Europe)

The European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday 17 October that the 2014 Italian rules requiring a separation between the production areas of mozzarella di bufala campana and mozzarella not benefiting from this protected designation of origin (PDO) are valid if there is no other less restrictive way to safeguard the quality of the product concerned (Case C-569/18).

Three producers of mozzarella di bufala campana PDO are challenging the validity of the Italian decree of June 2014, which...