Blow to halloumi mark as EU General Court rules in favour of BBQloumi (Updated)
The EU’s General Court on Wednesday ruled that there was no likelihood of confusion between the collective mark ‘halloumi’ reserved for the members of a...
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‘Stop defaming our halloumi’ Cyprus tells Sweden
Cyprus defends its famous cheese against Swedish smear, alludes to ‘trade war’ By Evie Andreou and Lizzy Ioannidou Angry cheese producers, farmers and officials on...
Cyprus has the highest prices in Europe for milk, cheese and eggs
Consumers in Cyprus and Greece pay the highest prices in Europe for milk, cheese and eggs, according to Eurostat. In Cyprus, the overall prices for...
Customs seize cheese
Customs officials seized 55 kilos of halloumi and nine kilos of Anari cheese on Thursday at the Ayios Dometios checkpoint. The dairy products were found...
Registration underway for traditional fig and almost-forgotten cheese
A procedure for registering the products of a traditional white fig and a largely-forgotten cheese called Halitzia from the Tylliria region is underway, Agriculture Minister...
Russia’s response to sanctions goes gourmet but smelly
One thousand French goats have found a new home in Russia’s Ural mountains as a local company bets on producing European-style cheeses no longer available...
Sheep disease affecting milk, halloumi production
THE deputy head of the state vet services, Christodoulos Pipis, on Friday rejected claims that the government was not quick to deal with the outbreak of...
Ministry issues price comparison list for Easter fare
With Easter approaching, the consumer protection service of the commerce ministry, issued a list with comparative prices in basic products traditionally consumed at Easter season....
Not enough sheep and goat’s milk to match increasing exports of halloumi
While halloumi exports are increasing year after year to the tune of 15 to 20 per cent, bringing in a revenue of €103m in 2015,...
Cyprus still waiting for halloumi PDO developments
Cyprus has not yet been officially informed whether there have been objections filed against the registration of halloumi/hellim as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)...
Cyprus applies to protect Halloumi (updated)
Constantinos Psillides The government on Wednesday submitted the long delayed application to register halloumi cheese as a protected designation of origin (PDO) product in the...