Makers and lovers of manchego, Spain’s famous sheep’s milk cheese, have vowed to fight an EU decision allowing Mexican producers to carry on using the same name to describe their cheaper, cow’s milk cheese.
A battle over ownership of the name had delayed a major trade deal between the EU and Mexico for months, but agreement was finally reached over the weekend in a deal that will allow 99% of goods to be traded between Mexico and the EU on a tariff-free basis.
However the agreement on manchego cheese, while giving the Spanish variant some extra protections against copycats when sold in Mexico, will allow both types of cheese to share the same name and sit on the same shelves in that country.
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