Consorzio per la tutela del Culatello di ZibelloConsorzio per la tutela del Culatello di ZibelloThe Consortium includes all the 23 companies which produce Culatello di Zibello PDO and, in June 2010, obtained the prestigious recognition from the Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (MIPAAF). This acknowledgement boosts the activities to protect and promote Culatello di Zibello.
The Consortium, by means of a special mark, guarantees the consumer that Culatello di Zibello respects exactly the traditions and is made 'as it used to be'.
The Consortium for the Protection of Culatello di Zibello was founded on January 8, 2009 with the aim of defending, sealing and promoting the quality and authenticity of Culatello di Zibello PDO (Protected Designation of Origin), a true gem of Italian charcuterie. Every day, producers are committed to guaranteeing its origin, authentic manufacturing and tradition.
In order to do this, they use precise specifications and strict regulations. Moreover, strict controls are put in place, carried out by the CSQA Certification Body (the body appointed by the MIPAAF) on the entire production chain, including the all-Italian origin of the meat. More specifically, only pork legs from the regions of Emilia Romagna and Lombardy must be used to obtain Culatello di Zibello PDO.
The Consortium for the Protection of Culatello di Zibello has established, with its own specific directive, that all the PDO Culatellos of Consortium producers must bear the consortium mark. This mark displays a stylised historical pig, a symbol of the product’s ancient roots and distinctiveness.
First, check the Consortium flag showing the month and year of production and the label on which the protected designation of origin is stamped.
Then, observe its appearance. Culatello has features that make it different from all other cold cuts. First of all, the colour of the meat: red, uniform and with marbling of white fat. And again, the penetrating aroma, with slight musky aromatic notes.
The taste of Culatello di Zibello has no peers or rivals.
Since June 28, 2017, by virtue of the so-called ‘decree’ on charcuterie products, only cured meat products, tied with string and matured for at least 9 months, can use the generic name ‘Culatello’.
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Consorzio del Culatello di Zibello
Piazza Garibaldi 34, 43016 Polesine Zibello – ITALIA
Phone: +39 0524 99131
info@consorziodituteladelculatellodizibello.com
VAT 02517320343