# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 584/2011 of 17 June 2011 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Grana Padano (PDO)), Division 3.2: Description of the product to which the name in point 1 applies

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

Hard cheese made from cooked paste; it is matured slowly, manufactured throughout the year and used whole or grated; it is produced from raw, partially skimmed milk from cows, milked twice a day, whose basic diet consists of fresh or dried fodder; milk used may come from one milking or from two milkings mixed together. The cheese is cylindrical in form with a slightly convex or virtually straight heel, and with flat faces featuring a slightly raised edge.
It has a diameter of 35 to 45 cm and the heel is 18 to 25 cm high, depending on technical production conditions.
Weight: from 24 to 40 kg; rind: hard and smooth, 4-8 mm thick.
The paste is hard, with a finely grained structure, flaky from the middle out and with barely visible eyes. The minimum fat content of the dry matter is 32 %. The colour of the rind is dark or a natural golden yellow and the paste is white or straw-coloured. The paste has a fragrant aroma and a delicate taste.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/584/annex/II/division/SINGLE/division/3/division/3.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-584/annex-II/division-SINGLE/division-3/division-3.2
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