Since 1981 the Consorzio di Tutela Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP has been engaged in supporting and making Mozzarella di Bufala Campana known throughout Italy and the rest of the world.
It is the only organisation recognised by the Italian Department for Agriculture for the safeguarding, control, valorisation and promotion of this extraordinary cheese from Central and Southern Italy.
Amongst the official tasks attributed to the Consorzio di Tutela di Mozzarella di Bufala Campana, surveillance over the finished product is of primary importance.
The Consorzio di Tutela’s Inspection Department has jurisdiction over the entire national territory and works by means of surveillance agents who have the same credentials as members of the police force. The Consortium’s surveillance agents:
Since 2014, all those involved in the Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP production chain must record how much of the product has been produced, transferred and transformed. In order to do this, we use a dedicated IT platform that provides guarantees to breeders, manufacturers and the end consumer. The Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP traceability system is both safe and transparent. Nothing is left to chance.
On 27 July, 2012, we unanimously approved the Code of Conduct for the Consorzio di Tutela della Mozzarella di Bufala Campana in a very special place, in Castelvolturno. From this general meeting onwards, the Code of Conduct remains a fundamental cornerstone for the Consorzio di Tutela della Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP.
Thanks to the Code of Conduct:
Do you want to see the Consorzio di Tutela della Mozzarella di Bufala Campana’s statute or send in a request to become a farmer member?
In this section you can find all the relevant documents.
