European Commission officially registers Cyprus’ halloumi PDO (Updated)
The European Commission on Monday officially registered halloumi as a protected designation of origin (PDO) so that only halloumi produced in Cyprus and according to...
Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
It’s official: halloumi is Cypriot (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades welcomed on Monday evening the registration of halloumi by the EU as a protected designation of origin (PDO), seven years after Cyprus...
President: halloumi protection has been a difficult struggle
President Nicos Anastasiades on Saturday welcomed the positive developments within the EU over halloumi, noting that its registration as a protected designation of origin (PDO)...
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,...
Halloumi is safe but trademark loss a blunder, says minister
Cyprus has not lost halloumi in the UK, nor has anyone else won the trademark, Commerce Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis told MPs on Wednesday, conceding however,...
Government ‘clueless’ about halloumi business, says UK company
The British-based food importers and distributors who had filed applications to invalidate or revoke the Cypriot state’s trademark on halloumi, and won in a recent...
Rehabilitating a largely forgotten cheese
The state technical university (Tepak) is collaborating with two municipalities and a private company to find out all about a largely forgotten local cheese called...
Cheesemakers fear EU PDO approval will hit halloumi exports
Agriculture minister Nicos Kouyialis has said EU approval of halloumi as a Cyprus Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) is due shortly despite some local...
Scottish institute to help boost halloumi exports
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute have announced they are conducting research to help Cyprus secure future halloumi exports. According to the...
President pledges to act on stalled halloumi bid
President Nicos Anastasiades has pledged to personally intervene after sheep and goat breeders on Monday asked for the process of registering halloumi cheese as a...
Halloumi producers taken to task for using too much cow’s milk
Once halloumi cheese is registered as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), exports risk dropping by 60 per cent as there will not be...
EU acknowledges the humble kolokassi as a Cypriot product
The European Commission has approved the addition of the Sotira kolokassi or Cyprus taro to the list of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected...