EUROPEAN COMMISSION UNVEILS NEW PROTECTION FOR STAFFORDSHIRE CHEESE
October 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has formally announced today (15-10) that England's Staffordshire cheese, as well as traditional vegetable products from Germany and Spain, plus a German fish product, have been granted geographical indication protection within the European Union (EU). This means that such products cannot be marketed within the EU with their traditional names, unless they were manufactured in their historic home regions and according to accepted production methods. White crumbly Staffordshire cheese is said to gain flavour from its dairy ...
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