Prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale

Prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale (PAT) is an official approval for traditional Italian regional food products similar to the protected geographical status of the European Union. A list of approved products is published by the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies.^[1] It lists only products that do not qualify for pan-European approval, and as such PAT is only applicable within Italy.^{[citation needed]}

The denomination is attributed by each regional government, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies.

In 2019 a total of 5128 products carried PAT certification; the region with the largest number of approved products was Campania, with 531.^[2]

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