The Consortium of Parmigiano Reggiano has communicated that The Campbell Soup Company has agreed to remove the certification marks from the labels of its Prego product line. Previously, this firm had used improperly that distinctive of the Consortium, including the classic mark «pin dot«, Which appears in the crusts of the famous cheese Italian with PDO. We will tell you more below.
There is a set of certification marks protected by the legislation of United States. This indicates that a product is composed of Authentic Parmigiano Reggiano. Always produced and matured in the north of Italy, according to traditional methods developed over centuries.
This is reflected in the condition of the Parmigiano Reggiano as a product with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). The DOP It is a regulatory statute that guarantees the geographical origin and the standards of elaboration of a product.
Since its founding in 1934, the Consortium has been committed to protecting the traditions of the producers of Parmigiano Reggiano in the provinces of Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Mantua and Bologna. For this reason, the certification marks that the Consortium maintains represent its valued history and provenance. What he was doing Campbell it jeopardized that maxim.
Triumph in the legal battle
El Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium unauthorized use of these marks is taken very seriously. For these reasons, he has partnered with the law firm Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP. This US law firm with subsidiaries around the world will be in charge of pursuing and resolving cases of unauthorized use and infringement of those marks.
He said Nicholas Bertinelli, President of the Consortium, “this triumph reinforces our confidence in the battle that we have been fighting for decades, first in Europe and now in the rest of the world. All to show that the term "Parmesan" is not generic, but rather identifies a very specific product, which is the Parmigiano Reggiano PDO«.
