#PDO

Cow breeders on Friday called for a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides to discuss outstanding problems over halloumi production. In a letter addressed to Christodoulides, the cow breeders highlighted the ...

The European Commission on Tuesday extended Cyprus’ transition period to comply with the Protected Designation or Origin (PDO) regulations for Halloumi for another five years. The initial ten-year transition period ...

The extension of the percentage of goat and sheep milk used in halloumi production for another five years was approved by the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels on ...

The future of the production of halloumi as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product is “up in the air”, after producers on Wednesday repeated their decision to close their ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will be meeting with cheesemakers on January 4 it emerged on Sunday, a day after cattle farmers threatened to dump milk outside the presidential palace. On Saturday the ...

Turkish Cypriot halloumi producers should be able to export their product to the standards of the protected designation of origin (PDO) by June, the European Commission’s Cyprus Settlement Support ...

A meeting will be held to discuss halloumi in the coming days, as the EU is expected to extend the protected designation of origin (PDO) period for another five years, ...

The development of cottage industries in Cyprus is virtually non-existent, MPs said on Tuesday, proposing ways to promote the marketing of traditional Cypriot products. Lawmakers heard, for example, that to ...

A second Turkish Cypriot halloumi producer landed a Protected Designation of Origin for its hellim/halloumi, it emerged on Monday. According to Turkish Cypriot press reports, the producer is called ...

The agriculture ministry on Wednesday said it accepted the request of the Cyprus Cheesemakers’ Association that called for the addition of halloumi in unfolded blocks, slices and burger cuts into ...

Cypriots on holiday abroad have been sending in photos of imitation halloumi to authorities following the launch of the traditional cheese as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product last ...

The customs department late on Monday issued a statement clarifying that no checks are carried out within the EU single market for products labelled ‘halloumi’ which do not also carry ...

Contrary to what MPs believed, lawsuits surrounding halloumi PDO have not been withdrawn but a case is set to be heard at the European Court before the end of the ...

The government has launched a two-year action plan to boost the recognition of halloumi (hellim) as a true Cypriot product and increase exports. The halloumi.cy website was launched on ...

Agriculture ministry officials began checks at supermarkets on Monday, which to ensure they were stocking their shelves with PDO halloumi. An agreement reached between cheese makers, farmers and the ministry ...

After the success halloumi registration as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product, the government is already preparing an official request to register the island’s second most important agricultural ...

Within the next few days the work required by the agriculture ministry for the controversial Akamas local plan is expected to be completed, Minister Costas Kadis said on Sunday. Kadis ...

Milk producers and cheese makers signed a much-awaited agreement on PDO-certified halloumi, putting an official end to a longstanding row over Cyprus’ famous cheese. The mutually accepted framework, cobbled together ...

The European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday that Denmark was violating the EU regulation on quality systems for agricultural products and foods, by allowing the production of cheese by ...

The government reiterated on Tuesday that it would not water down the rules relating to the manufacturing and content specifications for halloumi cheese, as codified in the Protected Designation of ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday discussed the legal service’s opinion on the halloumi PDO (protected designation of origin) with cheesemakers, who have been reluctant to follow the specifications on ...

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said that any cheese that does not meet the specifications set by the protected designation of origin (PDO) cannot be called halloumi. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Tuesday warned stakeholders in the halloumi business that unless they agree to a compromise proposal of his, he would report any further violations of halloumi ...

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Friday he was having intensive consultations with all stakeholders to agree on changes to be forwarded to the European Commission regarding halloumi, which was ...