Division 5.2 Specificity of the product
United Kingdom
‘Fourme d’Ambert’ is a cheese made from cow’s milk with a characteristically cylindrical, elongated and regular shape, from 17 to 21 cm high and 12,5 to 14 cm in diameter.
The paste of the cheese has cracks and evenly distributed veins caused by the growth of Penicillium roqueforti.
It has a supple and unctuous texture.
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OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Replaced by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1).