A Six-Day-Old Pie Is NOT a Limburgse Vlaai, Says Minister - DutchNews.nl

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Pies must remain fresh for the baker to officially call them Limburg pies. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature rejected the request of a factory baker from Panningen who objected to one of the strict requirements for certified Limburg pies. Since last year, Limburg pies have been a protected regional product with a PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) label, which is protected by the European Union. According to t…

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The Limburgse vlaai remains an officially recognized regional product. An objection by a Dutch industrial baker to the strict requirements for the quality mark has been declared unfounded by Minister of Agriculture Femke Wiersma (BBB). The Belgian newspaper Het Belang van Limburg reported this on Thursday.