For 25 years pizza makers in Naples have been trying to get their product protected, and now it is, being granted a TSG, or Traditional Specialty Guaranteed label by the EU. The head of the pizza makers' association said the trademark was a great honor. The EU's agriculture commissioner sald Neapolitan pizza was now part of Europe's food heritage. It means that all pizzerias aspiring to supply the real thing are, in future, supposed to be vetted
by a special commission that will check standards. They include using only San Marzano
tomatoes and fresh buffalo mozzarella cheese.
The Italian farmers' association says that half of Italy's 25,000 pizzerias currently use the wrong
Ingredients, like East European cheese or Ukrainian flour. Italy now tops the EU chart for products that are protected. It has 180, more than Spain or France. Protected status enables producers to not only boast about their exclusivity but also charge a premium. And now pizza makers from Naples will get their slice of the action.
The sentence "The EU's agriculture commissioner sald Neapolitan pizza was now part of Europe's food heritage." in the Direct Speech would be:
A The EU's agriculture commissioner said: "Neapolitan pizza was now part of Europe's food heritage."
B The EU's agriculture commissioner said: "Neapolitan pizza has now been part of Europe's food heritage."
C The EU's agriculture commissioner said: "Neapolitan pizza is now being part of Europe's food heritage."
D The EU's agriculture commissioner sald: "Neapolitan pizza will now be part of Europe's food heritage."
E The EU's agriculture commissioner said: "Neapolitan pizza is now part of Europe's food heritage."
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A The EU's agriculture commissioner said: "Neapolitan pizza was now part of Europe's food heritage."