Following seven years of languishing in EU bureaucracy, halloumi will hit the market on October 1st as a product of protected designation of origin (PDO), greekcitytimes.com reports.
Halloumi’s PDO status will mean that the squeaky cheese can only be produced in Cyprus.
Registering Cyprus’ traditional cheese is seen as a success as it provides authorities with another weapon in their fight against copycats looking to take a slice of halloumi’s market share.
An extension was also given to assure those producers on both sides of the green line can be certified to comply with the PDO conditions on the day of implementation and avoid availability gaps of halloumi/hellim in the market.
Meanwhile, Cyprus’ dairy producers are concerned they will not meet the strict description of the cheese in the PDO file. The file predicts that goat’s milk should by 2024 exceed cow’s milk, reaching a minimum of 51%, with a designated amount of mint, while the products can only be sold in the traditional folded block shape.
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