BRUSSELS – A type of Dutch goat's cheese can now only be produced in the Netherlands after the European Union said on Tuesday it had registered it as protected, awarding it the same status as Greece's Feta and Italy's Parmesan.
"Hollandse geitenkaas" is a semi-hard cheese prepared in a similar fashion to the well-known Dutch cheese Gouda, but with milk of the Dutch White Goat or related cross-breeds.
At the moment the EU's geographical protections are mostly only enforceable within the 28-member trading bloc, but it has pushed their expansion to other markets.
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