The European Union granted Traditional Specialty Guaranteed status to Neapolitan pizza in 2010.
The protected product is officially known as pizza napoletana. The registration took effect on 5 February 2010 after the application process and opposition period were completed.
Traditional Specialty Guaranteed status protects a food’s traditional ingredients, composition, or production method rather than limiting production to a specific geographic area. For Neapolitan pizza, the designation covers defined preparation methods and ingredients associated with the traditional style.
The application was published in the Official Journal of the European Union in 2008, which likely explains the incorrect stored answer. Publication of the application was not the same as the final registration. The EU’s formal recognition came in 2010.