Ministerial Decree No. 350 to determine traditional food products as per article 8, paragraph 1 of Legislative Decree No. 173 of 30 April 1998. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Registration Access-to-information Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes The Ministerial Decree has entered into force on 26 October 1999. Abstract This Decree shall apply to typical agroindustrial products, which are defined as those products obtained through traditional processing and conservation methods (art. 1). With a view to protecting and promoting traditional foodstuffs, the Decree provides for the creation, on the one hand, of Regional and Provincial Lists and, on the other hand, of the National List of Traditional Agroindustrial Products. The former shall be kept and regularly updated by the Regions as well as by the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano, with regard to their respective typical food products. The lists must provide with information concerning: (a) the name of the product; (b) characteristics of processing and preservation methods and techniques; (c) materials and particular tools used for the preparation and storage of the products; (d) description of the premises intended for the preparation, processing and preservation of the products (art. 2, par. 2). The National List of Traditional Agroindustrial Products is established under the Ministry of Agricultural Policies (art. 3). Full text Italian Website www.comune.jesi.an.it References - Legislation Implemented by Ministerial Decree establishing the Committee for the Promotion of Italian Food Products. Legislation | Italy | 2001 Keyword: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree updating the national list of traditional agrofood products. Legislation | Italy | 2014 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Milk/dairy products Source: FAO, FAOLEX