# Commission Regulation (EC) No 387/2009 of 12 May 2009 approving minor amendments to the specification of a name registered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage (PDO)), Division 4.2: Description

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage is a ripened, unpressed, uncooked, blue-veined cheese. It comes in the shape of flat cylinders, 27 to 30 cm in diameter, 7 to 9 cm high, convex on the outside, weighing between 4 and 4,5 kg, with a fine bloom on the rind consisting of a white mould-type down that may have orange to ivory-coloured marbling of the kind caused by yeasts and bacteria active in the ripening process.
It contains a maximum level of 48 g of fat per 100 g of cheese after total desiccation and the dry matter must not weigh less than 52 g per 100 g of cheese.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/387/annex/II/division/SUMMARY/division/4/division/4.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-387/annex-II/division-SUMMARY/division-4/division-4.2
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