parmigiano Reggiano DOP - European Score 100/100

European Score analysis

Casa Azzurra's Parmigiano Reggiano DOP achieves a perfect European Score of 100 and ranks in the 58th percentile among the 45 products in the parmigiano reggiano category — just above the midpoint of a well-defined and competitive field. The breakdown awards the maximum 35 points each for the French company headquarters and manufacturing, with ingredients contributing 10, distribution 15, certifications 5, and proximity 5.

The product is Italian in origin and carries the PDO designation — the Parmigiano Reggiano DOP, one of Europe's most tightly defined protected designations, stipulating that production must take place within a delimited area of Emilia-Romagna using milk from cows raised within the same zone. EU Organic certification and an EU Agriculture label accompany this, with an certified organic mark indicating Italian organic inspection body verification. A Made in Italy label reinforces the declared origin.

For a European-minded shopper, the convergence of PDO protection and organic certification is particularly robust: the PDO ensures geographical and methodological authenticity, while the organic certification adds an independently verified layer of agricultural practice standards. Casa Azzurra, operating from France, imports and distributes a product whose production credentials are firmly anchored in Italian regulatory and certification frameworks. The 58th percentile result in a category defined by a single protected cheese type reflects a market where PDO compliance is the baseline and organic certification is the principal differentiator. This product's full score confirms it meets the highest available standard within the scoring framework.