Halloumi has now joined the ‘world elite’ of food
Products registered as protected designation of origin (PDO) that now include halloumi are the elite of the world’s quality foodstuff, head of Cyprus farmers union EKA, Panicos Chambas, said ...
Our View: ‘Historic day’ for halloumi could lead to problems down the road
The EU approval of the registration of halloumi as a protected designation of origin (PDO) on Monday has given our beleaguered government something to cheer about. It was “a milestone ...
Turkish Cypriots say more clarity needed on halloumi/hellim PDO
News of the registration by the EU of halloumi/hellim as a protected designation of origin (PDO) was met in the north with calls for more clarity about how the ...
Halloumi PDO ‘an historic positive development’ (update 3)
President Nicos Anastasiades hailed the registration of halloumi cheese as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product as historic, which also sent a strong message to Turkish Cypriots on the ...
Cheesemakers call off protests over halloumi PDO
Cheesemakers said Tuesday they have called off a protest over the registration of halloumi as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO).
The decision followed a meeting Monday with the agriculture ...
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 first applied.
“A milestone day ...
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) will significantly contribute to both ...
Halloumi PDO decision moved to Monday, Kadis says
The EU’s decision on the protected designation of origin (PDO) status of halloumi is due on Monday, agriculture minister Costas Kadis tweeted on Friday, as cheesemakers opposed to the ...
Cheesemakers plan demo over halloumi PDO, TC producers want longer transition
Just as the EU is expected to vote on the registration of halloumi as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product on Friday, cheesemakers announced they would stage a mass ...
No confusing ‘Halloumi’ and ‘Halloumi-Vermion’, EU court rules
The European General Court (EGC) on Wednesday rejected the appeal made by the “Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi” against the EU Intellectual Property ...
Agriculture Minister: Cyprus ‘in last step’ to register halloumi as PDO
Cyprus’ traditional cheese halloumi is now at the final stage to be registered as an EU product of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Minister of Agriculture Costas Kadis, told CAN ...
Coronavirus: European lockdowns have created halloumi stockpile
Over 6,000 tonnes of halloumi remain unsold as a result of the coronavirus, cheesemakers and cattle farmers said on Tuesday, highlighting a score of problems for both industries.
Halloumi exports have ...
Date set to vote on Halloumi PDO
The European Commission has set a date to vote on the PDO status of halloumi, spokeswoman Miriam Garcia Ferrer said on Tuesday with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar saying an ...
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 Cypriot association, and ‘BBQloumi’ ...