Editing Mozzarella (section)

==Recognitions and regulations==
Mozzarella received a [[Traditional speciality guaranteed|traditional specialities guaranteed]] (TSG) certification from the [[European Union]] in 1998, and in 2022 the product specification was updated for the name {{lang|it|mozzarella tradizionale}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mozzarella Tradizionale |url=https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/eambrosia/geographical-indications-register/details/EUGI00000014040 |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=ec.europa.eu}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1291 of 22 July 2022 approving a non-minor amendment to the product specification for a name entered in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed 'Mozzarella' (TSG) |date=2022-07-22 |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2022.196.01.0115.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2022:196:TOC |access-date=2024-10-10 |language=en}}</ref> This protection scheme requires that {{lang|it|mozzarella tradizionale}} sold in the European Union is produced according to a traditional recipe. The TSG certification does not specify the source of the milk, so any type of milk can be used, but it is speculated that it is normally made from [[Milk|whole milk]].<ref name=ojec1998 />

Different variants of this dairy product are included in the list of {{lang|it|[[prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali]]}} (PAT) of the [[Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests (Italy)|Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies]] (MIPAAF), with the following denominations:<ref>{{cite web|title=D.M. n° 54556 del 14/07/2017 "Diciassettesimo aggiornamento dell'elenco nazionale dei prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali ai sensi dell'articolo 12, comma 1, della legge 12 dicembre 2016, n. 238"|publisher=Gazzetta ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana nº 176 del 29/07/2017, Supplemento Ordinario nº 41|url=https://www.politicheagricole.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeAttachment.php/L/IT/D/7%252Ff%252Fc%252FD.752a52535cc29bcadf34/P/BLOB%3AID%3D11568/E/pdf|access-date=21 January 2019|archive-date=2 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902010002/https://www.politicheagricole.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeAttachment.php/L/IT/D/7%252Ff%252Fc%252FD.752a52535cc29bcadf34/P/BLOB%3AID%3D11568/E/pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Mozzarella ([[Basilicata]])
* Mozzarella silana ([[Calabria]])
* Mozzarella della mortella ([[Campania]])
* Mozzarella di [[Brugnato]] ([[Liguria]])
* Cow's mozzarella ([[Molise]])
* Mozzarella or fior di latte ([[Apulia]])
* Mozzarella ([[Sicily]])