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Article: Parma Ham welcomes the European Court ruling on slicing and packaging pre-sliced.
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- May 20, 2003
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Parma, Italy -- Parma, Italy, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma, the Italian trade association of 200 traditional producers, welcomes the European Court of Justice ruling today that Asda did breach EU rules by slicing and packaging pre-sliced Parma Ham outside the production region.
Stefano Fanti, MD of the Consorzio commented, "We're delighted at today's ruling! This is an important day for the 200 producers of Parma ham and all the owners of Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO) products in Europe and their customers. It recognises that PDO owners can take measures to offer their customers the best guarantee of product quality and ...