Kiwi cheesemakers are fighting back against the EU s protection of the name halloumi.
Already no cheese in the EU can be called halloumi unless it was made in Cyprus and now European lawmakers want to extend that to New Zealand.
The rubbery cheese is the latest in a string of naming rights demands the EU is making which includes products from feta to gorgonzola.
Cheesemakers in New Zealand say it s a tactic to shut them out of growing export markets. The Europeans want to, through this backdoor technique, waltz in and say thank you very much for all your hard work promoting this product. We ll take your market now, says Neil Willman from the Specialist Cheesemakers Association of New Zealand.
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 1:17 pm
Joint Media Release by the Dairy Companies Association
of New Zealand (DCANZ) and Specialist Cheesemakers
Association of New Zealand (SCA)
New moves by the
European Commission to grant exclusive use of the term
‘halloumi’ to cheesemakers from Cyprus are raising
concerns among the New Zealand cheesemaking
community.
“Halloumi is a popular cheese for New
Zealand consumers, with a thriving and innovative community
of New Zealand cheesemakers delivering this delicious
product to New Zealand tables” says Neil Willman,
President of the Specialist Cheesemakers
Association.
“We are concerned at Europe’s
continuing campaign to restrict the use of common names in
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