Authorities will turn up the heat on dairy producers trading Halloumi products that do not meet the required EU standards under the cheese’s PDO (Product of Designated Origin), following a Legal Services
A Greek dairy producer’s plans to set up shop in Cyprus to make halloumi under its newly acquired status as a Product of Origin is causing unrest among local cheesemakers. According to
The “what makes” Halloumi saga is far from over, as the government and stakeholders prepare for a legal standoff over how the island’s traditional white cheese should be produced. Halloumi’s PDO (Product
Some 6,000 tonnes of halloumi, earmarked for export, are stored in refrigerators after the coronavirus pandemic saw the demand for Cyprus’ traditional cheese collapse. Cheesemakers are asking authorities to step in to
Two weeks before Halloumi hits supermarket shelves across the European Union as a protected designation of origin (PDO) product, Cyprus cheesemakers have challenged it, claiming exports worth millions are endangered. From 1
After seven years of languishing in EU corridors, halloumi will hit the market in October as a bonafide product of protected designation of origin (PDO). As of 1 October, Halloumi’s PDO status
The European Commission officially declared the island’s traditional cheese as a protected designation of origin (PDO), meaning halloumi can only be produced in Cyprus under strict product specification. But implementation of the
