According to Nicola Bertinelli, president of the Consortium for the protection of Parmigiano Reggiano PDO, “as far as the ‘king of cheeses’ is concerned, most cases of Italian Sounding consist of the phenomenon of evocation or imitation of its name.

Operators from all over the world try in fact to exploit the fame and excellent reputation of our product by recalling, in different ways, its name. Some processed products improperly indicate on the label the presence of Parmigiano Reggiano PDO, in order to gain an undue advantage.”