Each
cheese produced by co-operative members: certified following
regulations, bears the producer’s identification number.
Identification and branding of the cheese
as from January 2003 its history can be TRACED:
The distinctive signs of Fontina are:
1) certification marks
2) selection marks
3) sales mark (thin strip)
1)The certification marks are stamped by the
individual producer when the cheese is made:
a) Before the final pressing the identification mark of
the producer - co-operative member, authorised by the Consortium
- bearing the code number, is applied.
b) The small casein plate, issued by the Consortium, bearing
the progressive number of the cheese is applied when the
cheese is placed in the cheese hoops.
2) The mark of selection:
The mark of selection is preceded by the expert control
of the cheese which takes place through the evaluation of
its characteristics, by tapping the cheese and extraction
of samples.
Only those cheeses which present the necessary requisites
are allowed to have the indelible ink trademark which distinguishes
DOP Fontina.
The panel which checks the cheeses is made up of experts
nominated by the Consortium, listed in the special register
and authorised by the third body responsible for checking
DOP.
3) The sales mark is a thin strip on which
the consumer can find those standard graphics, common
to all producers, which identify Fontina. The thin
strip is on the side of the cheese which does not
bear the ink trademark.
Each
cheese produced by co-operative members: certified following
regulations, bears the producer’s identification number.
