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: 02313 - Dovedale Cheese
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:
Dovedale Cheese
4. Type of product (see list in Annex VI):
Cheese Class 1.3
5. Specification - Summary of requirement under Article 4(2)):
a) Name:
Dovedale Cheese
b) Description of Product:
Cylindrical shaped, blue veined, white full fat soft cheese, made from cows milk.
c) Geographical area:
Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire
d) Proof of origin:
Milk is acquired from farms in the geographical area. The cheese is produced only in the area and with the traditional skills and knowledge of the cheesemakers
e) Method of production:
Milk from the designated area is pasteurised and cooled to 30*C when lactic acid, blue mould cultures and rennet are added. The resulting curds are cut and drained and put into hoops. It is then drained and brined, pierced from top to bottom and left to mature for 3 - 4 weeks.
f) Link
The cheese is made in the designated area with milk from the area, except in times of shortage when it may come from the neighbouring counties of Shropshire and Cheshire. The temperature and climate of the area as well as 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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Page published: 21 July 2003