EU Protected Food Names Scheme - UK registered names
Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 - Application for Registration Article 17
Protected
Designation of Origin
National application No: 02213 - Buxton Blue
1. Competent service of the Member State:
Name: United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tel: 020 7238 6687
Fax: 020 7328 5728
2. Applicant group:
a) Name: Dairy Crest
b) Address: J M Nuttall Group, Hartington Creamery, Hartington, Derbyshire
c) Composition: producer/processor (1) other (0)
3. Name of product:
Buxton Blue
4. Type of product (see list in Annex VI):
Cheese Class 1.3
5. Specification - Summary of requirement under Article 4(2)):
a) Name:
Buxton Blue
b) Description of Product:
Cylindrical shaped, blue veined, russet coloured, full fat hard cheese, made from cows milk
c) Geographical area:
Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire
d) Evidence of origin:
Most of the milk is from farms in the geographical area. The cheese is produced only in the area of Buxton using the traditional skills and knowledge of the cheesemakers.
e) Method of production::
Following the addition of starter culture, annatto, blue mould culture and rennet, the resulting curds are cut, scalded and drained. After process of breaking, turning, salting, milling and hoop filling, the cheeses are pressed, bandaged, pierced repeatedly from side to side and left to mature for 6 weeks.
f) Link
The cheese is made in the named area with milk from the area, except in times of shortage when it may come from the neighbouring counties of Shropshire and Cheshire. The local knowledge and skills of the cheesemakers is important in the authentic, unvarying method for producing the cheese.
g) Inspection bodies:
Product Authentication International Ltd
Address: Rowland House, 65 High Street, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1DN.
Tel: 01903 237799
Fax: 01903 204445
h) Labelling:
PDO
i) National requirements (if any):
EC No:
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