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President briefed on halloumi battle
A meeting was held at the palace on Wednesday chaired by President Nicos Anastasiades to discuss the various issues affecting the halloumi sector. The meeting,...
Farming organisations complain about faux-halloumi import
Cyprus’ farming organisations on Tuesday demanded the ministries of trade and agriculture take measures to stop the import of a white cheese similar to halloumi....
Cheesemakers upset by ministry clampdown on ‘non-standard halloumi’
CHEESEMAKERS are unhappy by the sudden fervor by the commerce ministry to clamp down on non-specification halloumi, arguing the state would not be have been...
Airport authorities seize two shipments of non-specification halloumi
Larnaca airport authorities on Thursday seized two shipments of non-specification halloumi cheese due to be exported to Romania and Bahrain, reports said on Thursday. The...
‘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...
Swedes warned off eating Cyprus halloumi
Eating Cyprus halloumi could be worse than eating meat because of the high levels of antibiotics Cypriot farmers give their animals, a Swedish food expert...
Increased halloumi demand drives prices up in UK
Increased demand from China and elsewhere for halloumi cheese has reportedly driven prices up by 12 per cent in UK supermarkets, some of which have...
Brits eat 12,000 tonnes of halloumi a year
Britons consume over 12,000 tonnes of halloumi cheese a year, the British High Commission said in a tweet on Saturday. The High Commission added the...
Halloumi PDO delay due to trade issues for Turkish Cypriots
The delay in the registration of halloumi as a PDO product is due to disagreements between the government and the European Commission with the latter...
President wants Brussels to expedite halloumi PDO
President Nicos Anastasiades has written to the European Commission president over the delays in registering halloumi cheese as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) more...
Ministers say all measures being taken to protect halloumi
After Cyprus lost the halloumi trademark in the UK, the legal service told the House agriculture committee on Tuesday it will be undertaking new battles...
Anastasiades gives halloumi producers ultimatum
President Nicos Anastasiades has given halloumi producers and cow farmers an ultimatum, saying they need to fall in line with the legal service’s standards for...
Kadis pledges more support for sheep and goat farmers
The ministry of agriculture will direct its efforts towards supporting sheep and goat farmers, who play a fundamental role in meeting the needs of halloumi...
Latest attempt to keep halloumi UK trademark fails
Cyprus may have definitively lost the trademark for halloumi cheese in the UK, after a British court has refused to consider a last-ditch appeal filed...
Island’s record in registering trademarks ‘dismal’
The island’s record in registering traditional Cypriot products has been a dismal one, while authorities here have yet to settle on a standardised definition of...
Losing halloumi trademark was ‘act of suicide’, spokesman says
By Evie Andreou Losing the halloumi trademark in the UK after failing to act on time was an act of suicide as far as the...
Government has reapplied to register halloumi in the UK, minister says
Commerce Minister, Giorgos Lakkotrypis said Thursday Cyprus has reapplied to register halloumi in the UK after losing it due to the ministry’s failure to respond...
A series of blunders that lost us the halloumi trademark
Cyprus has lost the halloumi trademark in the UK essentially because of a change of address and because crucial correspondence from the UK dealing with...
Probe launched into how ministry lost halloumi trademark (Updated)
The commerce ministry said on Wednesday it has launched a probe into the reasons why one of its departments had delayed defending a legal suit...
