{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-1362/annex-II/division-SALAME/division-4/division-4.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-1362/annex-II/division-SALAME/division-4/division-4.2.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2007/1362",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1362/2007 of 22 November 2007 entering a designation in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Salame Cremona (PGI))",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-1362",
  "path": "annex/II/division/SALAME/division/4/division/4.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4.2",
  "heading": "Description:",
  "text": "‘Salame Cremona’ is an uncooked cured and matured sausage product, with the following characteristics when released for consumption:\nPhysico-morphological characteristics:\nweight of not less than 500 g after maturing\ndiameter of not less than 65 mm when prepared\nlength of not less than 150 mm when prepared\nChemical and physico-chemical characteristics:\ntotal protein: min. 20,0 %\ncollagen/protein ratio: max. 0,10\nwater/protein ratio: max. 2,00\nfat/protein ratio: max. 2,00\npH: 5,20 or higher\nMicrobiological characteristics:\nmesophilic total colony units: > 1 × 107 per gram, with a prevalence of lactic acid bacteria and coccus.\nOrganoleptic characteristics:\nappearance: cylindrical, with irregular features\nconsistency: the product should be compact and tender\nappearance on slicing: slices are compact and homogenous, with typical binding of fragments of muscle and fat, the edges of which are not clearly visible (so called ‘smelmato’ appearance). There is no visible gristle.\ncolour: deep red\nodour: typical spicy fragrance.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2007/1362/annex/II/division/SALAME/division/4/division/4.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:52:35.501639+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}