The word ‘gruyere’ is 'generic', a US Court of Appeals told two consortiums who had argued the term should only be used to describe cheese made in a specific region of Switzerland and France.
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) has called for the creation of a framework for the determine the legitimacy of Geographical Indications (GIs), which it says are "cluttering up" TTIP negotiations.
An application for Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) status for haymilk, milk supposedly produced in "the most natural form", has been opened for comment by the European Commission (EC).
The UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has been accused of “nit-picking” after rejecting a proposed amendment to the protected designation of origin (PDO) for Stilton, that would have allowed the popular cheese to be made in...
