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Article: AUSTRALIAN CHEESE MAKERS STILL ABLE TO SELL 'FETA' CHEESE.
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- October 26, 2005
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CANBERRA, Oct 26 Asia Pulse - Australian cheese makers will still be able to sell what they call feta cheese, despite a court ruling giving Greece exclusive rights to the name within Europe.
Dismissing an appeal by Denmark and Germany, the European Court of Justice has ruled the name feta is reserved exclusively for white salty cheese from Greece, as it was registered as a protected designation of origin in 2002.
The ruling is a victory for Greece, where feta cheese is believed to have been produced for around 6,000 years.
But research and marketing body Dairy Australia said the court ruling was binding only in Europe, although it could have ...