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Feta's quality derives from the geographical surroundings where it is made, said the court advisor (Photo: EUobserver)

Greek feta cheese gets exclusivity rule

The legal advisor at the EU's top court has confirmed the exclusivity of Greek feta cheese, suggesting other countries, like Germany and Denmark, should call their versions of the cheese differently.

The difference between the various types of feta cheese - claimed as an original product by Athens - is in its way of production.

While the Greeks make feta from unpasteurised sheep's milk, or a mixture of sheep's milk with goat's milk, and then curdled with rennet, the Danes and Ger...

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Feta's quality derives from the geographical surroundings where it is made, said the court advisor (Photo: EUobserver)

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