# Pane di Matera IGP: registered in 2008

> Pane di Matera became an IGP by EU regulation 160/2008, published February 22, 2008, with no objection filed. How it differs from Pane di Altamura DOP.

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Last updated: 2026-09-11

Pane di Matera has been an IGP since Commission regulation 160/2008, published in the EU Official Journal on February 22, 2008, in the category of bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery and biscuits.

## What the 2008 act says

The regulation is number 160/2008 of the European Commission, reference L 48/27 in the Official Journal of February 22, 2008. It files the bread under bakery, pastry, confectionery and biscuit products.

The route to it was quiet. The application was published for objections on June 9, 2007, and no one filed one.

The act was read directly, and the agriculture ministry's list confirms the registration date, so the dates here have a primary source behind them.

## What it leaves to the specification

No recipe detail is published here, because the product specification, the disciplinare, wasn't opened for this page. The recipe, the shape and the loaf sizes all live in that document.

So you won't find the flour, the leavening or the weight of a loaf below. The descriptions that circulate may well be right, but none of them rests on a document we've read, and a bread page that guesses is worse than one that says so.

## Two breads, two schemes

Pane di Altamura, from Puglia, is a DOP registered on July 19, 2003; Pane di Matera, from Basilicata, is an IGP registered in 2008. Each is the flagship product of its region on the agriculture ministry's list, updated June 11, 2026.

The two letters differ for a reason. A DOP and an IGP tie a product to its place with different strictness, and the two breads sit under different rules even when one trip takes in both.

You'll also read that Altamura's was the first DOP bread in Europe. That line circulates widely and wasn't verified on a primary source, so it stays a claim, not a fact.

If you're combining the two areas, the [7 days in Puglia and Matera](/itineraries/7-days-puglia-and-matera) itinerary passes through both regions.

## Basilicata's other registered name

The ministry's list gives Basilicata a second name worth knowing: Peperoni di Senise IGP, the dried peppers called cruschi, registered on July 2, 1996.

That makes the bread the region's flagship on the list, and the peppers the older registration by twelve years.

## Buying it in Matera

No list of certified bakeries is published in any source we hold, so the practical test is the label: look for Pane di Matera with the IGP mention, not just a loaf sold in Matera.

For the town, see [Matera](/towns/matera) and [things to do in Matera](/towns/matera/things-to-do). For the region's table, see [food in Basilicata](/food/in-basilicata).

## FAQ

### When did Pane di Matera become an IGP?

With Commission regulation 160/2008, published in the EU Official Journal on February 22, 2008, reference L 48/27. The application had been published for objections on June 9, 2007, and none was filed, so registration went through without a dispute.

### Is Pane di Matera the same as Pane di Altamura?

No. They are two registered breads under two different schemes: Pane di Matera is an IGP from 2008, in Basilicata, while Pane di Altamura is a DOP registered on July 19, 2003, in Puglia. Each has its own specification and its own zone.

### What is Basilicata's flagship food product?

Pane di Matera IGP, according to the regional column of the agriculture ministry's official list, updated June 11, 2026. The other Basilicata name worth knowing is Peperoni di Senise IGP, the dried peppers called cruschi, registered on July 2, 1996.

### Was Pane di Altamura the first DOP bread in Europe?

The claim circulates widely, but it has not been verified on a primary source. What the EU register does confirm is the date: Pane di Altamura has been a DOP since July 19, 2003, five years before Pane di Matera became an IGP.

## Sources

| Fact | Source | Confidence | Valid until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Il Pane di Matera e' IGP dal regolamento (CE) n. 160/2008 della Commissione, pubblicato in Gazzetta ufficiale dell'Unione europea il 22 febbraio 2008, nella categoria dei prodotti della panetteria e pasticceria | [EUR-Lex - Unione europea](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/IT/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32008R0160) | medium | 2099-12-31 |
| Il Pane di Matera IGP e registrato nel registro UE dal 22 febbraio 2008. | [MASAF - Elenco DOP e IGP prodotti agricoli (PDF, agg. 11/06/2026)](https://www.masaf.gov.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeAttachment.php/L/IT/D/1%252Fa%252F2%252FD.e7bdb4ebe6d458c7925a/P/BLOB%3AID%3D15453/E/pdf?mode=download); [Commissione europea - DG AGRI, registro eAmbrosia](https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/eambrosia/geographical-indications-register/) | high | 2099-12-31 |
| Il Pane di Altamura DOP e registrato nel registro UE dal 19 luglio 2003. | [MASAF - Elenco DOP e IGP prodotti agricoli (PDF, agg. 11/06/2026)](https://www.masaf.gov.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeAttachment.php/L/IT/D/1%252Fa%252F2%252FD.e7bdb4ebe6d458c7925a/P/BLOB%3AID%3D15453/E/pdf?mode=download); [Commissione europea - DG AGRI, registro eAmbrosia](https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/eambrosia/geographical-indications-register/) | high | 2099-12-31 |

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