EU Court Deems Greece Home of Feta Cheese
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From Times Wire Reports
The European Union’s highest court decreed feta cheese a traditional Greek product deserving protection throughout the 25-nation bloc.
Germany and Denmark, backed by France and Britain, had fought the designation of origin for the crumbly cheese for almost two decades, finally losing at the European Court of Justice.
Danish and German producers, who must start using a different name for their cheeses, argued that what made feta specific was the technique of making it, not its geographical origin.
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