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Article: British feta makers peeved at UK government.(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
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- Dairy Foods
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- March 1, 2005
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A family of English cheesemakers is angry that the British government recently offered no help with its fight to protect the country's feta cheese business.
Judy and Nigel Bell have been told to stop making feta cheese at their farm as the European Commission ruled three years ago only certain producers in Greece, using a specific recipe, can use the name. Feta was granted protected designation of origin (PDO) status, so from 2007 only Greek producers can use the term feta.
Despite the fact that feta has for ...