Brussels, 05/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - the Italian minister for agriculture has requested the registration of the "Riccota Romana" milk product as a protected designation of origin (PDO). This request was made on 4 February 2004 in Official Journal C 30. This ewe's cheese from the Lazio region contains the following characteristics: fresh product; body of a white and lumpy texture; milky, sweetish flavour; weighs up to 2 kg and has a fat content of between 17 to 29% in the dry matter. The raw...