The War Of The Cheeses

Ten points to whoever knew that Feta is not only a cheese made in Greece. Yes that's right, Feta is not just Greek. The French, Germans and Danes also have a long history and tradition of producing Feta cheese.

This is the wonderful world of indications of origin. Not to be confused with a trade mark, an indication of origin partly performs the same function – that of guaranteeing the quality and the production of the named product. Both give us, the consumer, information about where the product comes from. With trade marks, it is the identification of a particular producer which is, according to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), their essential function. Protected designations of origin and protected geographic indications of origin (PDOs and PGIs) tell us where in the world the product comes from, but they do not tell us who the specific producer is.