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An award-winning British cheesemaker has abandoned sales to the European Union because of the £180 cost of post-Brexit paperwork.  Hartington Creamery in Pikehall, Derbyshire is seeking to replace European sales with exports to the United Sates and Canada.  Before Brexit, the cheese manufacturer faced no red tape when exporting to the European Union.   It comes as exports of UK goods to the European Union dropped by more than forty per cent in January as Britain and Brussels began their p...

Dont show me this message again✕ A trade deal agreed just before Christmas also saw the dairy get its first Canadian shipment. (AFP via Getty Images) One of the few dairies allowed to make Stilton said it has lost 20% of its online turnover ‘overnight’ due to Brexit. Hartington Creamery at Pikehall, Derbyshire, has said that the paperwork needed to send orders to the European Union was too expensive to make business with the EU viable. Simon Spurrell, the director of Hartington Creamery...

Hartington Creamery says the paperwork needed for each order is costing too much.

Historian of British food with a particular interest in sweets and English country cooking

Any Italian Tomato is Not a San Marzano DOP Tomato Any Italian Tomato is Not a San Marzano DOP Tomato By Debbie Hall Photo of tomato soup by Nathan Dumlao Whether the dish is perfectly cooked pasta topped with a delicious sauce, a pizza (Chicago- or New York-style) bursting with the flavors, or a creamy soup, the tomatoes make all of the difference in quality and taste. Authentic  San Marzano  DOP-certified (Protected Designation of Origin) tomatoes, imported from Italy, have been eleva...

Opinion: the protected designation of origin scheme could be of huge commercial benefit to Irish cheese makers Would it surprise you to learn that Ireland has only one protected designation of origin (PDO) cheese? By comparison with Irelands only PDO cheese (the Imokilly Regato), Greece has 23 PDO cheeses.  First of all, whats a PDO and why is it so important? PDO refers to a number of European Union schemes which promote and protect names of quality agricultural products and foodstuffs....

Feta vs. Halloumi: Battle of the Greek Cheeses Credit: Hmioannou/CC BY 3.0, Zone41/CC BY 2.0 Halloumi and Feta may just be the most iconic food products from their respective countries of origin, Cyprus and Greece. Extremely popular and highly sought after internationally, these cheeses have become gourmet around the world. While many have tasted these delicious dairy products, they may not know their fascinating history and important cultural status. Cheese-making is an ancient practice in the...

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Wanted in Milan 04 Mar, 2021 Italy ready to do "everything possible" to protect authenticity of Modenas balsamic vinegar. Italy has moved to defend the authenticity of Modenas balsamic vinegar over attempts by Slovenia to standardise its production in a market worth about €1 billion. The Italian agriculture ministry has written to the European Commission contesting the move by Slovenia whose draft regulations on the classification of vinegar quality has caused alarm in Italy. Slovenia is seek...

Pressure Mounts in Greece to Settle Dispute Over Kalamata Appellation Producers are asking the government to repeal a law allowing the term ‘Kalamata’ to be used outside of Messenia. A new PDO designation could be the solution. Mar. 3, 2021 Table olives of the Kalamon cul­ti­var con­tinue to divide the sec­tor in Greece, with pro­duc­ers in the Messenia region and their coun­ter­parts else­where in the coun­try engaged in a debate over the use of the ​ ​ ‘PDO Kalamata oliv...