From FT.com (Financial Times)
UK dismay as Greeks win feta cheese rights
The long-running legal fight over the rights to feta cheese was finally resolved on Tuesday when Europe’s top court ruled that it should be designated as a traditional Greek product and protected as such throughout the European Union.
The decision, which could have implications for other contested food products, came in the face of strong opposition from the UK, France, Denmark and Germany, all of which had argued that feta was a generic name for the salty, crumbly white cheese. (full article)
The long-running legal fight over the rights to feta cheese was finally resolved on Tuesday when Europe’s top court ruled that it should be designated as a traditional Greek product and protected as such throughout the European Union.
The decision, which could have implications for other contested food products, came in the face of strong opposition from the UK, France, Denmark and Germany, all of which had argued that feta was a generic name for the salty, crumbly white cheese. (full article)
Thank goodness that's resolved. Now if we can just figure out who holds the rights to American cheese, Brazil nuts and Vienna sausages, we can all sleep a little easier at night.
* Special thanks to the Greek Mangas himself for drawing my attention to this riveting issue.
