Cyprus Minister of Agriculture said Friday that he was having intensive consultations with all stakeholders, to agree on changes to be forwarded to the European Commission regarding the traditional Cypriot cheese halloumi, that was registered as EU’s protected designation of origin (PDO).
Halloumi secured PDO status last April and its production under that status started last October. However, producers claim that they face a series of problems concerning sufficiency of sheep and goat milk to meet the quota and other specifications that will not allow them to continue exporting it in large quantities, as the second most exported product of Cyprus.
Source: Cyprus News Agency