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EU Empire continues to grow - Feta is legally Greece's now |
2005-05-10 |
Greece should have the exclusive right to call its cheese feta, the legal adviser to the European Union's top court said on Tuesday, recommending it dismiss a joint appeal by Denmark and Germany. The European Commission decided in 2002 that feta cheese could be called feta only if it was made in certain parts of Greece, giving the product the same kind of protection as parma ham and champagne. The move angered Denmark, the best known maker of feta after Greece, and Germany, which asked the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to annul the Commission's decision, arguing that feta was a generic term for the salty cheese. But ECJ Advocate-General Damaso Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer said feta could not be considered a generic name, but should be regarded as a traditional name for the cheese originating in Greece. "Feta is linked with a large part of Greece historically and at the present time," the Luxembourg-based court said in a statement. "Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo proposes that the Court of Justice dismiss the actions brought by Germany and Denmark." The adviser's opinion is not binding, but the court follows his advice in some 80 percent of cases. The opinion is a victory for Greece, where the soft white cheese is believed to have been produced for around 6,000 years. Athens has campaigned since 1994 for geographical protection for feta, which is made of a blend of sheep and goat's milk. |
Posted by:Yosemite Sam |
#23 This does it! I am feta up with EUropeans! |
Posted by: Sobiesky 2005-05-10 19:45 |
#22 Alright, everybody making or eating Buffalo Wings who isn't from Buffalo, NY -- you better pay me off now, or I'll report you to the EU! ;-) |
Posted by: trailing wife 2005-05-10 19:03 |
#21 So know it's Pheta, pheta is phat cheeze boyoozh. |
Posted by: RJ Schwarz 2005-05-10 18:05 |
#20 The picture is from anotther conference shouldn't the burning issue be Feta? And why would anyone want tu bn Feta? Is Feta better burnt? |
Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-05-10 16:30 |
#19 Tell ya whut... if NY doesn't stop claiming the Kansas City strip as it's own, it's gonna be war. |
Posted by: BH 2005-05-10 16:12 |
#18 which region's claiming smegma? |
Posted by: Frank G 2005-05-10 16:11 |
#17 Man, I hope the EU never hears that Cincinnati chili is from Macedonia. |
Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-05-10 15:48 |
#16 I want to know what the ruling says about Boston Baked Bean, American cheese, Philly Cheese Steaks... oh yeah and the Cleveland Steamer. |
Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2005-05-10 15:31 |
#15 "Processed feta-flavored cheese product"? |
Posted by: Fred 2005-05-10 15:26 |
#14 This whole affair sounds cheesey. |
Posted by: mmurray821 2005-05-10 15:22 |
#13 I saw us 'Merkins' start selling Pheta, pfeta, and feshizzle cheese at 1/2 the price of Feta. our logo could be: "Pheta/Pfeta or Feshizzle. Its the other white crumbly cheese." |
Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2005-05-10 15:22 |
#12 This has intercultural incident written all over it. Better book time at the ICC / ICJ / QRSTUVWXYZ. And call del Ponte and make sure she's available. Gonna be ugly. Better up the global "fair share" tax from 7% to 8% to cover it. |
Posted by: .com 2005-05-10 15:04 |
#11 I haven't been this worried since the Cuban Missile Crisis. |
Posted by: Matt 2005-05-10 14:55 |
#10 Thank God they got that one sorted! |
Posted by: Tkat 2005-05-10 14:36 |
#9 Gosh, did anyone notify Wisconsin? |
Posted by: .com 2005-05-10 14:18 |
#8 Greece to Denmark! It's Nacho Cheese! |
Posted by: BH 2005-05-10 14:17 |
#7 "I Can't Believe It's Not Feta!" |
Posted by: BH 2005-05-10 14:13 |
#6 Maybe the Danes could start calling it FetaCheez. |
Posted by: BH 2005-05-10 14:11 |
#5 Would a feta by any other name stink as much? |
Posted by: Billy Bob Shakespeare 2005-05-10 14:10 |
#4 LOL! You guys hit the |
Posted by: .com 2005-05-10 14:09 |
#3 Dumbasses. Process, not location, determines what kind of cheese it is. Absolute bottle-size-determining power corrupts absolutely. |
Posted by: BH 2005-05-10 14:09 |
#2 ...but they can only sell it in 2 liter bottles. |
Posted by: tu3031 2005-05-10 14:01 |
#1 Going forward, I guess we'll all be referring to non-Greek feta as "the cheese formerly known as feta". |
Posted by: Zhang Fei 2005-05-10 13:57 |