ROME (Reuters) - Italy already has strict rules governing the origin and quality of its wine, while Parmigiano parmesan cheese can only be made in Parma and regulations on "Italian" olive oil are being tightened.
Now Christmas cake has become the latest product that the government and manufacturers want to protect from foreign imitations.
Italian bakers produce some 117 million panettone and pandoro cakes every Christmas -- worth 579 million euros ($849 million). By law they must be made according to strict rules, including using only butter and beer yeast.
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