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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Dutch cheese wins special EU status

RNW, 14 September 2010 - 7:52pm | By Simon Steenhuis

(photo: Juan Rubiano)

Soon all the cheese labelled 'Gouda Holland' and 'Edam Holland' will have been made in the Netherlands. The famous cheeses are being given Protected Geographical Status by the European Union and this will be clearly indicated on the label.

They are set to join the other 600 or so locally produced foods enjoying EU protection. These include Ardenne ham, Parma ham and feta cheese.

Quality difference

The application for Gouda and Edam cheese to be included on the Protected Geographical Status list was made in 2003 by the Dutch Dairy Organisation (NZO). Despite it almost certainly just being a matter of time, NZO’s René van Buitenen is not ready to celebrate quite yet: “We are waiting for the official announcement”.

The NZO says more and more foreign producers are making Gouda and Edam. It’s usually cheaper to produce the cheese abroad. The foreign versions often do not contain the same ingredients and are not as high quality as the genuine Dutch product. “And that does the good name of the cheese no good at all,” explains Mr Van Buitenen.

Objection

The economic stakes are high, with Gouda and Edam cheese good for around 1.3 billion euros a year. For a long time Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland made objections to the Dutch cheeses getting protected status. Farmers in the United States were also against the move.

Foreign producers will still be able to market Gouda or Edam, but only Dutch farmers will be able to use the labels 'Gouda Holland' and 'Edam Holland’.

Full-bodied taste

If the cheese they buy has the status label, people can be sure it has been produced according to the recipe for ingredients, preparation and ripening laid down in the 19th century. The NZO says you can then be assured of the full-bodied taste of which Dutch dairy farmers have always been so proud.